Jersey City Medical Center

Jersey City Medical Center, a healthcare organization, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General. The breach was an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on June 24, 2021, and was discovered on September 24, 2021. The breach affected one resident of Maine. Although the specific types of data were not detailed in the summary, the organization's nature as a healthcare provider suggests that protected health information (PHI) and personal identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised. The consumer notification letter is associated with Ciox Health.

Jersey City Medical Center reported to HHS on 2022-02-15 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1130 individuals. Breached information located on Email. A business associate employee was victim of an email phishing scheme compromising PHI including names, DOBs, and SSNs. The CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

A workforce member of Jersey City Medical Center sent an email with a spreadsheet attachment that contained 1,447 patients’ protected health information (PHI) to an unintended recipient. The spreadsheet included patients’ names, health insurance payors, dates of admission and discharges, department locations where medical services were received, and individuals’ account numbers. The covered entity provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and the affected individuals, and offered 12 months of identity protection services. Following the breach, the entity sanctioned and retrained the sender of the email and provided HIPAA training to its workforce.

Jersey City Medical Center (NJ) reported to HHS on 2014-08-07 a Loss affecting 36,400 individuals. An unencrypted CD containing PHI — including demographic, clinical, and health insurance information — was sent via UPS overnight service and not delivered to the intended recipient for three months. The breached information was located on another portable electronic device. The CE notified HHS, media, and patients; offered free identity protection; and sanctioned the responsible employees. OCR confirmed corrective actions were implemented.