North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center
Disclosed Aug 19, 201313 years ago3,200 affectedConfirmed
On August 19, 2013, the covered entity (CE), North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center, reported a breach when an employee’s car was broken into and an external hard drive was stolen. The hard drive contained the demographic and clinical information of 3,200 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The employee was authorized to take protected health information (PHI) home as part of her job duties. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the involved employee, encrypted its hard drives, and changed its policies to prohibit employees from remotely accessing PHI. OCR verified the corrective action taken by the CE.
What is known
| People affected | 3,200 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Aug 19, 2013 | 3,200 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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