Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Metropolitan Hospital Center

3,957 individuals · submitted June 1, 2015

About this report

The covered entity (CE), New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Metropolitan Hospital Center, reported that an employee sent emails that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,957 individuals, to his personal email account. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the discovery of the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - Metropolitan Hospital Center
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,957
Submission date
June 1, 2015
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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