Clear Dermatology and Aesthetics Center

The covered entity (CE), Brenda LaTowsky, M.D., PLC, doing business as the Clear Dermatology & Aesthetics Center and Investigate MD, reported that its office was burglarized and a flash drive, laptop, and tablet computer that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 1,282 individuals, was stolen. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to better protect its assets and ePHI. The CE also retrained its workforce members and provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring services. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.