Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

NYU Urology Associates

835 individuals · submitted October 10, 2014

About this report

NYU School of Medicine, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently mailed a patient an unencrypted CD containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 834 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
NYU Urology Associates
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
835
Submission date
October 10, 2014
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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