HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9851, row:990)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, reported that a computer glitch caused the protected health information (PHI) of 985 individuals to be sent to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.