Ambercare

An unencrypted laptop was stolen from the vehicle of a workforce member of the covered entity (CE), Ambercare Corporation. The types of protected health information (PHI) potentially affected included the names, dates of birth, and treatment information of approximately 2,284 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to safeguard PHI. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.