Consultant Anesthesiologists

The covered entity (CE), Consultant Anesthesiologists, Inc., reported that a bag containing paper records was stolen from a workforce member’s vehicle. The files contained the protected health information (PHI) of 740 individuals and included names and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on properly safeguarding PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification and Privacy Rules.