CALIFORNIAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Low

San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 3, 2019

To disclose

—

Affected

622

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for San Francisco Department of Public Health →3 incidents on file

The San Francisco Department of Public Health reported that its business associate, Alluma, experienced a computer error that resulted in mislabeled letters containing protected health information being sent to incorrect recipients. The incident, affecting 622 individuals, involved paper records and films with demographic information. In response, the entity investigated the issue, implemented new technical safeguards, and updated its quality control process for renewal notices.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Oct 3, 2019

Filed

—

Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_4ac46b02f7a8455f2019-10-03Verified

Name: San Francisco Department of Public Health
norm: san francisco department of public health
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: San Francisco Department of Public Health
norm: san francisco department of public health
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 622nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: Notified HHSHHS OCR investigation

During the incident: Investigated the incident
Changes made: Implemented new technical safeguards
Added a step to its quality control process for renewal notices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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California State AGOct 3 · first

HHS OCROct 3 · first · this page

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: Oct 3, 2019
Raw hash: ff9db1e598ccbf795a5cc514d3695cbfd79b318b0cf447783522d82b7442c3ad

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySan Francisco Department of Public Health

Victim entitySan Francisco Department of Public Health

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseInvestigated the incident

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing