HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of April 14, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Bassett Healthcare Network, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Email, Laptop, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 14, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9348, row:487)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Bassett Healthcare Network, the covered entity (CE), reported that a physician impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) 5,565 individuals without authorization. The PHI involved in the incident included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Substitute notice was provided on the CE’s website. Upon discovering the incident, the CE sanctioned the physician and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.