Total Urology Care of New York PLLC

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Total Urology Care of New York, PLLC, reported that a staff member impermissibly downloaded the protected health information (PHI) of 17,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, address, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial and claims information, lab results, medications prescribed, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI and provided additional training to members of its workforce.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.