- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,141
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), NYU Langone Hospitals, reported that an affiliated practice mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,141 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI contained in the letters was limited to the name of the intended recipient. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. As a result of the incident, the affiliated practice strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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