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 Dec. 15, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- NYU School of Medicine - Pediatric Surgery Associates, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 15, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13969, row:5108)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
NYU School of Medicine – Pediatric Surgery Associates, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee improperly disposed of a binder containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,158 patients. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, health insurance information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity protection services. In its mitigation efforts the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.