Bruce G. Peller, DMD

The covered entity (CE), Dr. Bruce Peller DMD, PA, discovered on April 27, 2012, that an unauthorized individual gained access to patients' protected health information (PHI) and compiled a list of such information. The CE determined that 9,953 individuals may have been affected and the following information may have been accessed: patients' names, legal guardians (if applicable), dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, treatment dates, internal identification numbers and account balances. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE obtained an injunction that required the destruction or return of PHI, implemented a stronger training program for its workforce, and improved its privacy and security policies. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.