Jeremaih J. Twomey, F.A.C.P

Jeremaih J. Twomey, F.A.C.P., P.A. filed a breach notification report on March 2, 2012, as a business associate (BA), stating its office building and suite were ransacked and vandalized during the weekend of December 31, 2011. An external hard drive was stolen containing patient names, addresses, medical condition(s), diagnoses and, in some instances, social security numbers and dates of birth. The number of patients affected was 2,559. The BA provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR initiated an investigation and, subsequently, learned that Jeremaih J. Twomey, F.A.C.P., P.A. is no longer a business associate (or covered entity). Dr. Twomey retired and closed his practice.