Robert Soper, M.D.

Robert Soper, M.D. (CA) reported to HHS on 2015-08-26 a Theft affecting approximately 2,000 individuals. On June 27, 2015, a desktop computer was stolen from the trunk of the physician's car, exposing ePHI including patients' names, dates of birth, phone numbers, clinical notes, and emails. OCR provided HIPAA Security Rule guidance; the CE responded by implementing security awareness training and encryption technology.

Affected (this filing): 2,000

Robert Soper, M.D. reported the theft of a desktop computer from his vehicle in San Francisco on June 27, 2015. The device contained patient names, dates of birth, phone numbers, clinical notes, and emails. Social security numbers and insurance information were not present. The data was password-protected and stored in a unique format without the necessary software to decipher it. The incident is classified as a physical theft of a device containing PHI.