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 March 11, 2016.
- Organization as reported
- Vibrant Body Wellness, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- March 11, 2016
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14587, row:5726)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On March 5, 2016, a password protected laptop computer and a backup computer drive were stolen from the covered entity (CE), Vibrant Body Wellness, as a result of a break-in. The laptop computer contained the protected health information (PHI) of 726 individuals, including patients’ addresses, dates of birth, names, clinical diagnoses/conditions, and financial claims information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also notified law enforcement. The PHI which was on the stolen external hard drive was encrypted. Following the breach, the CE trained staff regarding its policies and procedures for safeguarding electronic PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.