MASSACHUSETTSHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Aug 5, 2015bd_9bf5decc96916c2e
Lawrence General Hospital (Lawrence, MA) reported to HHS OCR on 2015-08-05 a Loss affecting 2,071 individuals. A portable thumb drive containing patient names, laboratory testing codes, and slide identification numbers went missing following a theft in the hospital laboratory. The drive was unencrypted and not password-protected. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Remediation included disabling unencrypted USB thumb drive use and implementing new media-receipt monitoring procedures. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action completion.
Affected (this filing): 2,071
HHS notified