Lake County Behavioral Health Services

The covered entity (CE), Lake County Behavioral Health Services, reported that one of its clinic locations was burglarized and paper medical records were stolen. This breach incident affected 1,178 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, Social Security numbers, addressees, birthdates, drivers’ license information, clinical information, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. Following this breach, the CE implemented additional physical and technical safeguards and retrained its workforce members on the HIPAA Rules. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.