CALIFORNIAHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed May 6, 2015bd_b9627d6d127d6d23
Ventura County Health Care Agency (CA) reported to HHS on 2015-05-06 a Loss affecting 1,339 individuals. A backpack containing documents for 1,399 patients was left at an elementary school after it was stolen from an employee's car. PHI involved included names, balances owed, and internal account numbers. All files were intact. The CE sanctioned the responsible workforce member, retrained staff, and provided OCR with written assurance of refresher HIPAA Privacy reminders. Breached information was on Paper/Films.
Affected (this filing): 1,339
HHS notified