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Mount Sinai Medical Center

ArchivedSubmitted 03/20/2015
State
FL
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,406
Business associate present
No
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

The covered entity (CE), Mt. Sinai, discovered that an employee was printing paper face sheets in excess of her job duties for an illicit purpose. The face sheets contained the demographic and clinical information of 1,406 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE altered its policies to limit the users allowed to print face sheets. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce and disseminated educational material. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed. The CE also terminated the employment of the involved employee.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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