Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Harlem Hospital

595 individuals · submitted March 29, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Harlem Hospital, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 595 individuals went missing. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and reported the theft to the New York City Police Department. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI and provided security awareness training for workforce members.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Harlem Hospital
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
595
Submission date
March 29, 2018
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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