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Breach notice filed by Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C. (September 2012)

Organization named: Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C. 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Sept. 13, 2012.

Organization as reported
Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C., VA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Sept. 13, 2012
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15570, row:6709)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity’s (CE) backup hard drive was stolen from the physician’s car, along with a camera and prescription pads. All the items were thrown aside except for the hard drive. The PHI involved in the breach consisted mainly of names and clinic notes of 4,873 individuals, while dates of birth were involved in some instances. Some photos of patients’ hands were also involved. Following the breach, the CE filed a police report. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated HIPAA policies, re-trained staff at all levels, and contracted with a third party to provide record storage service and encryption.

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

Figures, per source

  • 4,873 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 13, 2012, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15570)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C. 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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