Barrington Orthopedic Specialists

On August 18, 2015, an employee of the covered entity (CE), Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd., discovered that a laptop and an electromyography (EMG) machine were stolen from her vehicle. The laptop and the EMG machine contained the names, dates of birth, and clinical and demographic information of approximately 1,009 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also filed a police report. To prevent similar breaches from happening in the future, the CE added additional units to its inventory, and stopped transporting EMG machines. The CE also retrained and counseled the employee involved in this matter on its HIPAA policies and procedures. OCR obtained and reviewed documentation that substantiates all the CE's actions taken in response to the breach incident.