Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

General Physician, P.C.

167,387 individuals · submitted October 4, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), General Physician, P.C., reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 167,387 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, financial and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
General Physician, P.C.
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
167,387
Submission date
October 4, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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