ARIZONAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

TMC HEALTHCARE

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 12, 2018

Filed

Sep 7, 2018

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,776

Confidence

97%

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On July 12, 2018, TMC HealthCare (Tucson, AZ) discovered that paper files containing PHI of 1,776 individuals had inadvertently been left unsecured in an unlocked storage suite. Exposed PHI included names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, insurance IDs or SSNs, diagnoses, treatment info, medications, and test results. The CE secured the files and notified affected individuals, media, and HHS. OCR obtained corrective-action assurances. Breach submitted to HHS on 09/07/2018. Location: Paper/Films.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Jul 12, 2018

Discovered

Sep 7, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,776 affectedView incident

Name: TMC HEALTHCARE
norm: tmc healthcare
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: TMC HEALTHCARE
norm: tmc healthcare
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 12, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,776nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances that corrective action steps were implemented.

During the incident: Secured the unsecured paper files
Provided breach notification to affected individuals
Provided breach notification to prominent media outlets
Notified the Secretary of HHS
Implemented corrective action steps per OCR assurances
Changes made: Physical security controls applied to storage suite
Corrective action plan implemented as confirmed by OCR
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 12, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 12, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 12, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 12, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Sep 7, 2018
Raw hash: dfeac888839d537e3b162d992c460c768fc452cd31d621f1f86a56544124d19d

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Reporting entityTMC HEALTHCARE

Victim entityTMC HEALTHCARE

Incidentdiscovered Jul 12, 2018

Stated responseSecured the unsecured paper files

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing