norm: first step counselingno LEI · no CIKMax severity: Medium

Canonical registry

First Step Counseling, Inc.

ent_31e23365329b329d25b64c74

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Disclosures

1

HHS OCR · 1 jurisdiction

Incidents

—

no linked incident in sample

Max affected reported

638

as filed · HHS OCR NJ

Leak-site claims

0

none in sample

Identity resolution

Canonical name: First Step Counseling, Inc.
Normalized: first step counseling— dedupe via name-norm; Microsoft / MSFT collapse to one row
GLEIF LEI: No match
SEC EDGAR CIK: None — not an SEC registrant
Domain: None on record

Disclosure history (1)newest first

NJHHS OCRas victim2012-10-23
From May 1 to August 5, 2011, two employees of First Step Counseling, Inc. (NJ) made unauthorized photocopies of documents containing 638 patients' PHI — including names, insurance numbers, diagnoses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and SSNs — and disclosed them to their personal attorney. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following an OCR investigation, the CE implemented corrective actions including an electronic billing system, locked patient files, and physical front-desk safeguards. Breached information located on Paper/Films.