MINNESOTAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Allina Health System

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 27, 2015

Filed

Dec 23, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

6,195

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Allina Health System →7 incidents on file

Allina Health (MN) reported to HHS on 2015-12-23 an Improper Disposal breach affecting 6,195 individuals. On October 27, 2015, a janitorial vendor erroneously placed patients' PHI in a trash dumpster; breached information was on Paper/Films and included financial, demographic, and clinical data. The CE updated its physical safeguards policy, educated staff, and worked with Iron Mountain (its PHI disposal BA) on corrective actions. OCR confirmed implementation of remediation measures.

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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 / 57 days

Oct 27, 2015

Discovered

Dec 23, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,195 affectedView incident

Name: Allina Health System
norm: allina health system
Domain: allinahealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Allina Health System
norm: allina health system
Domain: allinahealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 27, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6,195nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Improper disposal
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained a copy of the CE's business associate agreement with Iron Mountain for PHI disposal services.OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented corrective actions taken in response to this breach incident.

During the incident: Breach investigated
HHS notification filed
Individual and media notifications sent
Substitute notice posted on website
Physical safeguards policy updated
Workforce education on updated policy conducted
Changes made: Updated physical safeguards policy
Educated workforce on updated policy
Investigated the breach
Provided notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Posted substitute notice on website
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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: Oct 27, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 27, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 27, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 27, 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: Dec 23, 2015
Raw hash: c059f19f369f0417851e54c15a3eaae8627fb6d7c1a655d33db875e54338839f

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Reporting entityAllina Health System

Victim entityAllina Health System

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2015

Stated responseBreach investigated

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing