Centura Health, Mercy Family Medicine

The covered entity (CE), Centura Health, Mercy Family Medicine, reported the loss of an unencrypted external hard drive which contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,069 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the incident, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.