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 20, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Vision Care Specialists, Inc., CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- July 20, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14120, row:5259)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Vision Care Specialists, Inc., the covered entity (CE), discovered that on or about May 20, 2017, its administrative office had been burglarized. The CE determined that paper records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 703 individuals were among the stolen items. The stolen PHI contained names, social security numbers, dates of birth, credit card and bank account numbers, information on diagnoses and conditions, and other treatment information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented a clean desk policy, installed surveillance equipment at all of its locations, and improved physical security. The CE also revised its procedures to limit the use of paper records and, when paper records are necessary, to store them securely. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.