HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 3, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- South Florida Neurology Associates, P.A., FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- July 3, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15376, row:6515)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
A laptop computer was stolen after hours from a lab of the covered entity (CE), South Florida Neurology Associates. The laptop contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 900 patients and contained demographic and clinical information, including patients’ names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified law enforcement which initiated an investigation. Additionally, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, the affected individuals, and the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE improved physical safeguards and improved administrative safeguards by imposing more restrictive access policies for the lab.