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Breach notice filed by Simmons Family Chiropractic (September 2019)

Organization named: Simmons Family Chiropractic 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 Sept. 6, 2019.

Organization as reported
Simmons Family Chiropractic, GA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Sept. 6, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13236, row:4375)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Simmons Family Chiropractic, reported that its office was burglarized and a laptop and flash drive containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,000 individuals was stolen. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enhanced its physical security measures and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. During its investigation, OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 6, 2019, 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 13236)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Simmons Family Chiropractic 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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