CDPH fines Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for delayed breach notification

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Date Reported:

9/9/10

Organization:

Stanford University Medical Center

Contractor/Consultant/Branch:

Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital

Location:

Palo Alto, California

Victims:

Patients

Number Affected:

532

Types of Data:

“names, date of birth, medical record numbers, diagnoses, procedures, insurance information and/or social security numbers”

Breach Description:

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has levied a $250,000 fine against Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford for what CDPH believes was a late reporting of a breach involving the employee theft of a desktop computer containing patient medical records.