Associates in EyeCare, P.S.C. (Kentucky) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-05-16 a physical theft affecting 971 individuals. An office was broken into and two laptop computers and an external hard drive were stolen. PHI involved included patients' names, internal account numbers, optical images, technical image information, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented remediation including new locks, laptop encryption, cloud storage migration, and revised security policies. OCR obtained assurances of employee training.
Affected (this filing): 971