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Breach notice filed by Otolaryngology Associates of Central New Jersey, P.C. (November 2017)

Organization named: Otolaryngology Associates of Central New Jersey, P.C. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 Nov. 10, 2017.

Organization as reported
Otolaryngology Associates of Central New Jersey, P.C., NJ
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Nov. 10, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14007, row:5146)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Law enforcement notified the covered entity (CE) about an unauthorized removal of thirteen boxes of former patients’ paper medical records from a locked, off-site storage facility. The thirteen boxes contained 1,551 patients’ names, addresses, telephone numbers, health plan account numbers, dates of births, dates of services, treating physicians, social security numbers, and driver’s license numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media. Following the breach, the CE cooperated with law enforcement in the prosecution of the individual who removed the boxes and sanctioned the staff member who was related to the apprehended individual. In addition, the CE switched to another secure facility to store its paper medical records, adopted new HIPAA policies and procedures, and re-trained all staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,551 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 10, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14007)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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