The covered entity (CE), Houston Methodist Hospital, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a burglary in which external storage drives were stolen. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,987 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA’s employees were retrained on the proper methods of securing ePHI.
