- State
- NJ
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 9,329
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), University Hospital, reported that a workforce member impermissibly accessed the protected health (PHI) of 9,329 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, sanctioned the workforce member responsible for the breach, and retrained its workforce members to better protect its 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.