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 Dec. 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- W. Emery Reynolds, M.D, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11721, row:2860)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), W. Emery Reynolds, M.D., reported that a laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,844 individuals was stolen from an employee of its business associate (BA). The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. While OCR was investigating the breach, the CE discontinued all services and closed its business; the case was therefore closed.