Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

SUNY Upstate Medical University

1,216 individuals · submitted November 9, 2018

About this report

SUNY Upstate Medical University, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the medical records of 1,216 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its policies and procedures and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
SUNY Upstate Medical University
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,216
Submission date
November 9, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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