CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

SynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 14, 2013

Filed

May 24, 2013

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

3,164

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for SynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA →

On April 14, 2013, a SynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA employee's laptop was stolen from her vehicle at her home. The laptop contained PHI of 3,164 individuals, including names, member IDs, dates of service, reasons for visits, and procedure codes. The laptop was password protected but unencrypted. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented corrective actions including encrypting all computers and improving physical security.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 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 · 6 weeks / 40 days

Apr 14, 2013

Begins

Apr 14, 2013

Discovered

May 24, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,164 affectedView incident

Name: SynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA
norm: synermed inland valleys ipa

Name: SynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA
norm: synermed inland valleys ipa
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 14, 2013
Breach occurred: Apr 14, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,164nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Posted substitute notice on its website
Changes made: Improved physical security
Encrypted all computers
Counseled the employee involved
Trained staff
Reviewed its policies and implemented an encryption policy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Apr 14, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 14, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 14, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 14, 2013 → 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: May 24, 2013
Raw hash: 1cf73d01337069baa28a37dba96d45608a0fa5b4124977ca34696072bc4350e9

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Reporting entitySynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA

Victim entitySynerMed / Inland Valleys IPA

Incidentdiscovered Apr 14, 2013

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