IOWAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 29, 2017

Filed

Jun 22, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

5,292

Confidence

68%

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics reported to HHS on 2017-06-22 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 5292 individuals. Breached information located on Other. A student employee exposed PHI online via GitHub for over a year until discovery on April 29, 2017.

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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 / 54 days

Apr 29, 2017

Discovered

Jun 22, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,292 affectedView incident

Name: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
norm: university of iowa hospitals & clinics
Domain: uihc.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
norm: university of iowa hospitals & clinics
Domain: uihc.org
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 29, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5,292nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1530 Data from Cloud Storage Object
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Updated its Security Rule Risk Management Plan
Implemented periodic technical and nontechnical evaluations
Retrained its workforce members
Changes made: Updated its Security Rule Risk Management Plan
Implemented periodic technical and nontechnical evaluations
Retrained its workforce members
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 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: Apr 29, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 29, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 29, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 29, 2017 → 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: Jun 22, 2017
Raw hash: 36a0e8a12b97c69526bdf6576f73e17ab0a508ff2a17e1eff275ef7ccf0c15d0

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Reporting entityUniversity of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Victim entityUniversity of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Incidentdiscovered Apr 29, 2017

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing