W. Christopher Bryant DDS

W. Christopher Bryant, DDS, the covered entity (CE), reported that a backup hard drive which contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,200 individuals, was lost. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and clinical information. Following the incident, the CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, physical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. The CE also retrained its staff on the HIPAA Rules. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.