- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,216
- 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
SUNY Upstate Medical University, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the medical records of 1,216 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its policies and procedures and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added 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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