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 Oct. 18, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Oct. 18, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13179, row:4318)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 584 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, treatment information, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and revised its policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the covered entity implemented the corrective action noted.