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 Sept. 16, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- South Shore Physicians, PC, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 16, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15321, row:6460)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The protected health information (PHI) of approximately 8000 individuals was purposely taken by an employee for identity theft purposes. The employee took copies of patients’ names, dates of birth, mailing addresses, social security numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers and medical information. The covered entity (CE) had to wait in order to report the breach to OCR due to the criminal investigation by the New York City police and district attorney’s office. The CE hired a consultant to conduct an investigation, risk analysis, risk management plan. Additionally, the CE’s consultant reviewed its Privacy and Security Rule policies and procedures and retrained staff. Lastly, the CE notified the patients regarding this incident as required by the Breach Notification Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.