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Breach notice filed by Worcester Eye Consultants (June 2019)

Organization named: Worcester Eye Consultants Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Loss

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 June 7, 2019.

Organization as reported
Worcester Eye Consultants, MA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Loss
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
June 7, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13373, row:4512)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Worcester Eye Consultants, reported that a medical device containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,634 individuals was lost in transit. The device was shipped by its business associate (BA), Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified OCR, affected individuals, and the media. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance regarding the execution of business associate agreements.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,634 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 7, 2019, 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 13373)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Worcester Eye Consultants 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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