Proliance Surgeons, Inc. Data Breach (2013)

On April, 1, 2013, a laptop and ten patient files were stolen during a car break - in. The patient files were subsequently recovered. However, information regarding some patients of Orthopedic Physician Associates , a division of Proliance Surgeons, may have been compromised by this theft. Sensitive information, including name, address, telephone number, social security number, name of provider, health insurance information and the reason for the patient’s appointment was included in emails stored in the laptop’s cache file.