HHS OCR report · 2013
Stanford School of Medicine & LP Children Hosp, Privacy Manager Breach data breach
OCR report facts
- Covered entity
- Stanford School of Medicine & LP Children Hosp, Privacy Manager Breach
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- State
- California
- Individuals affected
- 56,500
- Submission date
- Jan 23, 2013
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- Status
- Archive (closed)
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Stanford School of Medicine (SOM) and Stanford Children's Hospital (SCH)(formerly Lucile Packard Children's Hospital), reported that on January 9, 2013, a SOM workforce member's password-protected laptop was stolen from the workforce member’s vehicle. The CE reported that the electronic protected health information (ePHI) stored on the laptop was unencrypted. The ePHI of approximately 56,500 individuals may have been affected by this incident. The ePHI included dem...
Text as published on the HHS OCR breach portal.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were affected by the Stanford School of Medicine & LP Children Hosp, Privacy Manager Breach data breach?
The report to HHS OCR lists 56,500 individuals affected.
When was it reported to HHS?
It was submitted to HHS OCR on Jan 23, 2013.
What type of breach was it?
The OCR portal lists the type of breach as Theft, with the breached information located in: Laptop.
Is the investigation still open?
No. The report is in the OCR portal archive, which holds reports where OCR has closed its review.
Is a breach notice letter from Stanford School of Medicine & LP Children Hosp, Privacy Manager Breach legitimate?
This site cannot verify letters. Check the sender against the organisation's official website and the HHS OCR breach portal, and avoid calling numbers or clicking links only listed in an unexpected message. See our guide on what to do after a data breach notice.
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, OCR export October 2026. Network USA is not affiliated with HHS or Stanford School of Medicine & LP Children Hosp, Privacy Manager Breach.