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 Aug. 3, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- Aug. 3, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12759, row:3898)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, reported that its BA misrouted several of its bank deposit bags which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 2,333 individuals. The PHI involved included names, health insurance and financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. Following the breach incident, the CE and BA implemented new security safeguards to better protect PHI.