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 May 4, 2012.
- Organization as reported
- Stephen Haggard, DPM Podiatry, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 4, 2012
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15638, row:6777)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Computer equipment and a safe containing unencrypted the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,597 individuals were stolen from the covered entitiy’s (CE) office on March 4, 2012. The ePHI involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and medication information. Following the breach, the covered entity purchased a new door and locks, a new alarm system, and alarm monitoring. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE conducted a risk analysis and developed breach notification policies and procedures. The CE also encrypted its computer server.