- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 541
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Independent Health Corporation, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 541 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, identification numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained 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.