Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Mount Sinai Hospital

33,730 individuals · submitted August 2, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Mount Sinai Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA), Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., doing business as American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), was the victim of a cyber-attack involving the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 33,730 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of service, clinical information, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR’s investigation resulted in the CE implementing additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. As a consequence of this breach incident, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Mount Sinai Hospital
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
33,730
Submission date
August 2, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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