Hoag Clinic

The covered entity (CE), Hoag Clinic, reported that a laptop computer containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 738 individuals was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and provided free identity theft monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee, re-trained its staff, and created new policies and procedures to prevent future incidents of this nature. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.