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 Feb. 23, 2026.
- Organization as reported
- Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Feb. 23, 2026
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8990, row:129)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Weill Cornell Medicine, reported that an employee inappropriately accessed patients’ protected health information (PHI) without approval or authorization. According to the breach report, the breach affected approximately 516 individuals. The PHI involved demographic and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the employee and reviewed its access controls. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.