T & P Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Quantum Health Consulting

The covered entity (CE) filed a breach report with OCR after an external hard drive and laptop computer containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 39,609 individuals were stolen from the CE's Business Associate (BA). The ePHI included names, ages, sex, social security numbers, medical services provided, diagnosis codes, and the dates of the service. Immediately following the breach, the CE conducted a risk assessment, filed a breach report and provided OCR a copy of its BA agreement. Additionally, the CE notified all affected individuals of the breach and issued a press release. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE required the BA to revise its security practices to include laptop encryption and restrictions on the use of portable media devices as outlined in the BA's newly developed security policies and procedures.