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 April 23, 2012.
- Organization as reported
- TLC Dental Dania, LLC, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 23, 2012
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15646, row:6785)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
A laptop computer and 750 paper medical records were stolen from the covered entity (CE), TLC Dental Dania, LLC, during a break-in. The CE reported the theft to the law enforcement. The CE provided timely breach notification to affected individuals and HHS, and posted notice on its website. OCR provided technical assistance to CE about the requirements for media notice. In response to the breach, the CE adopted and implemented new HIPAA policies that addressed the Security, Privacy and Breach Notification Rules. OCR obtained assurances from the CE that its staff would be trained on these new policies.