VERMONTHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Oct 15, 2013bd_913c29023d59f5d6
North Country Hospital and Health Center, Inc. (VT) reported to HHS on 2013-10-15 a Theft affecting 550 individuals. A former employee retained an unencrypted retired laptop following termination on July 15, 2013. PHI exposed included electronically signed physician orders, patient names, demographic information, and clinical diagnoses. Breached information located on a Laptop. OCR investigated; the CE implemented disk encryption, revised policies, and added a termination checklist.
Affected (this filing): 550
HHS notified