NORTH CAROLINAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowResolved

Haywood County NC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 31, 2014

Filed

Feb 9, 2015

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

955

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Haywood County NC →

Haywood County NC (a Healthcare Provider in NC) reported to HHS on 2015-02-09 a Loss affecting 955 individuals. On or around October 31, 2014, a paper accounts receivable report went missing from the CE's billing office. The report contained patients' internal IDs, names, clinics visited, and amounts owed. The CE notified affected individuals and media, contacted law enforcement, enhanced physical security, added locked file cabinets, restricted office access, retrained staff, and reviewed HIPAA policies. OCR reviewed policies and training documentation.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late14 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 101 days

Oct 31, 2014

Begins

Oct 31, 2014

Discovered

Feb 9, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed955 affectedView incident

Name: Haywood County NC
norm: haywood county nc
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Haywood County NC
norm: haywood county nc
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 31, 2014
Breach occurred: Oct 31, 2014
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 955nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Regulator citations: OCR obtained and reviewed CE's relevant HIPAA policies and procedures and documentation of staff training

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Toll-free number answer line and e-mail contact established
Internal investigation conducted
Law enforcement contacted and asked to investigate
Changes made: Enhanced physical security for the billing office
Provided locked file cabinets
Restricted access to billing office
Retrained staff
Updated roles and responsibilities for HIPAA officer
Reviewed all HIPAA policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(101 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 31, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 31, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 31, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 31, 2014 → 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: Feb 9, 2015
Raw hash: 755bf5eed5c0adb60e7fe16765c855c0ffc4c168a0aa8b83138d166308a0c528

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Reporting entityHaywood County NC

Victim entityHaywood County NC

Incidentdiscovered Oct 31, 2014

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and media

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing