HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 14, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- BioReference Laboratories, Inc., NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 14, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14215, row:5354)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), BioReference Laboratories, Inc., reported that an employee improperly disposed of documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,772 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee responsible and retrained all employees on securely maintaining, safeguarding, and disposing of PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.