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 May 11, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Catholic Health System, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 11, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10746, row:1885)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Catholic Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that a former employee of its business associate (BA) impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,759 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement.