Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

NYU Langone Hospitals

1,141 individuals · submitted January 6, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), NYU Langone Hospitals, reported that an affiliated practice mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,141 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI contained in the letters was limited to the name of the intended recipient. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. As a result of the incident, the affiliated practice strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
NYU Langone Hospitals
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,141
Submission date
January 6, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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