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Breach notice filed by SUNY Upstate Medical University (November 2018)

Organization named: SUNY Upstate Medical University Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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. 9, 2018.

Organization as reported
SUNY Upstate Medical University, NY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record
Submission date
Nov. 9, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13634, row:4773)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

SUNY Upstate Medical University, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the medical records of 1,216 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its policies and procedures and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,216 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 9, 2018, 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 13634)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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