Leon A Cohen MM PA

Leon A. Cohen, MM, PA, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee improperly disposed of documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,122 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.