Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Montefiore Medical Center

1,332 individuals · submitted September 23, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Montefiore Medical Center, reported that a USB drive belonging to an employee was stolen. The device contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,332 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, email addresses, medical record numbers, diagnoses, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Montefiore Medical Center
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,332
Submission date
September 23, 2022
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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