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 Dec. 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Skin Care Specialty Physicians, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11720, row:2859)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Skin Care Specialty Physicians, reported that a work bag containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,553 individuals was stolen from an employee’s car. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and sanctioned the employee responsible for the breach. The CE also provided training on the need to safeguard PHI.