NEW YORKHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed May 24, 2013bd_afa8fd86a4af4316
Independence Care System (NY) reported to HHS OCR on 2013-05-24 that an unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's home. The laptop contained reports with 2,434 members' names, addresses, telephone numbers, Medicaid identification numbers, internal IDs, enrollment, and disenrollment dates. Breached information located on a Laptop. OCR investigated; the CE encrypted all laptops, updated encryption/security policies, and performed an IT security assessment. OCR set expectations for further risk analysis and policy improvements.
Affected (this filing): 2,434
HHS notified