St. Vincent Hospital and Healthcare

A St. Vincent Hospital and Healthcare Inc. laptop computer that was connected to an EEG diagnostic system was stolen from a procedure cart located in a nursing unit within the hospital. This breach affected approximately 1,142 individuals and the types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included patients' names, dates of birth, dates of service, gender, physicians' name and types of studies. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE encrypted its laptops, updated its policies and procedures related to safeguarding mobile devices, and implemented procedures for the use of laptop security cables. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.