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Breach notice filed by Shands at UF (March 2010)

Organization named: Shands at UF Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of March 1, 2010.

Organization as reported
Shands at UF, FL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Laptop
Submission date
March 1, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16090, row:7229)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

A laptop containing certain information collected on approximately 12,580 individuals referred to Shands at UF GI Clinical Services was stolen from the private residence of an employee. The stolen information included patient names, social security numbers, and medical record numbers. As a result of the incident, the employee was counseled by her supervisor, issued written corrective action with a 3-day suspension, and provided additional HIPAA training. OCR reviewed Shands at UF's most recent Risk Analysis and Risk Management Plans and they revealed no high risk findings related to encryption, workstation use, or physical security. OCR's investigation found that Shands at UF has implemented appropriate technical safeguards, such as secure VPN network connections and network storage for workforce usage, encrypted USB portable flash drives, and PGP whole disk encryption. \

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 12,580 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 1, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 16090)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Shands at UF Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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