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 May 16, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Essen Medical Associates, P.C., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 16, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10735, row:1874)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Essen Medical Associates, P.C., reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 904,672 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.