Texas Health and Human Services Commission Data Breach (2011)

"An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle. The laptop contained the ePHI of 1,696 patients. The information at issue included patient names, dates of birth, gender, Medicaid identification numbers, procedure codes and diagnosis. Following discovery of the breach, the CE notified affected patients and notified the media. Following the breach, the CE confirmed encryption of laptops per CE's policy and sanctioned three involved employees. \"