Notice of Data Incident
Hs Sy Inc. dba HSS Services (“HSS”) is providing notice of a data security incident that may have impacted some patient protected health information. HSS is a billing services company that received patient protected health information from the covered entities listed below.
What Happened? In February 2025, a flood damaged the HSS office. HSS hired a company to move the resulting debris and damaged material to an HSS warehouse. On March 3, 2025, while removing the debris from the warehouse, this company inadvertently removed boxes containing medical records and disposed of them in an unsecured dumpster that is under 24/7 video surveillance located in a municipal complex in Hackensack, New Jersey.
From HSS’s review of the video surveillance footage, the next day, on March 4, 2025, someone who appears to be a representative from the municipal complex looked in the dumpster, and the police were notified. The dumpster is then taped up with caution tape until law enforcement arrives a couple hours later. Law enforcement then waits by the dumpster until the records are recovered from the dumpster and moved to a secure location.
HSS investigated the full nature and scope of the event, which included a review of the impacted medical records. On August 26, 2025, based upon this review, HSS determined that patient protected health information was present in the affected files. HSS does not believe there is any risk that personal information will be misused, but is letting impacted individuals know about this event out of an abundance of caution.
What Information Was Impacted? Impacted information includes names, and some combination of the following: addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information, health insurance information, Medicare/Medicaid identification, and health information including but not limited to diagnosis or treatment.
HSS is reviewing its policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar event happening in the future. For individuals whose Social Security number was impacted, HSS has arranged for them to receive complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian IdentityWorksSM.
HSS recommends individuals remain vigilant to incidents of identity theft and fraud by checking their bank, credit, and health insurance statements and monitoring free credit reports for suspicious activity and to detect errors. Suspicious activity should be promptly reported to the appropriate health insurance company, healthcare provider, and/or financial institution.
For More Information. If you have questions, please contact 833-931-5665 from 8 am to 8 pm ET Monday to Friday, excluding U.S. holidays.
Covered Entities:
Anesthesia Associates of Morristown, P.A.
