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 Dec. 8, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Leon A Cohen MM.,PA, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 8, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13607, row:4746)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Leon A. Cohen, MM, PA, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee improperly disposed of documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,122 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.