Michele Del Vicario, MD

A shared Computer that was used for backup was stolen on 9/27/09 from the reception desk area of the covered entity. The Computer contained certain electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,145 individuals who were patients of the CE, The ePHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, and clinical information, but there were no social security numbers, financial information, addresses, phone numbers, or other ePHI in any of the reports on the disks or the hard drive on the stolen Computer. Following the breach, the CE: notified all 6,145 affected individuals and the appropriate media; added technical safeguards of encryption for all ePHI stored on the USB flash drive or the CD used on the replacement computer; all passwords are strong; all computers are password protected; added physical safeguards by keeping new portable devices locked when not in use in a secure combination safe in doctor's private office or in a secure filing cabinet; and added administrative safeguards by requiring annual refresher retraining of CE staff for Privacy and Security Rules as well as requiring immediate retraining of cleaning staff in both Rules, which has already taken place.