FLORIDAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MinorMediumResolved

Pediatric Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 24, 2015

Filed

Mar 24, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

627

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Pediatric Associates →3 incidents on file

Pediatric Associates reported to HHS on 2015-03-24 a Loss affecting 627 individuals. Breached information was located on Paper/Films. The entity discovered on January 24, 2015 that a binder containing paper logs of patient record releases was missing and likely unintentionally discarded. The information included patient names and internal chart numbers. In response, the entity transitioned to electronic logging of record releases.

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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 / 59 days

Jan 24, 2015

Discovered

Mar 24, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed627 affectedView incident

Name: Pediatric Associates
norm: pediatric associates
Domain: pediatricassociates.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Pediatric Associates
norm: pediatric associates
Domain: pediatricassociates.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jan 24, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 627nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Minor
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Changes made: Changed procedures to require that record releases be logged electronically.
Archived or shredded all paper record release logs.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 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: Jan 24, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jan 24, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 24, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 24, 2015 → 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: Mar 24, 2015
Raw hash: d0823c9efda2ef7646c48d6bc385646209adf0225f98c3247f7788b152a8883d

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Reporting entityPediatric Associates

Victim entityPediatric Associates

Incidentdiscovered Jan 24, 2015

Stated responseChanged procedures to require that record releases be logged electronically.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing