KIM P. KORNEGAY, DMD

Kim P. Kornegay, DMD, the covered entity (CE), reported that two unauthorized individuals entered his office and removed and accessed protected health information (PHI). This breach affected 24,000 individuals, The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license information, insurance information, financial information, and clinical information. In response to this breach, the CE filed a police report and a motion in superior court for the return of the PHI. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance on the proper reporting of breach notifications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.