- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,205
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Cedar Cares fka Careportal, the business associate (BA), reported that an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,205 individuals to the wrong addresses. The PHI involved included names and financial information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.