NORTH DAKOTAAccidentalHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Elbowoods Memorial Health Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 1, 2011

Filed

Aug 21, 2013

To disclose

23 months

Affected

10,000

Confidence

95%

Full breach record for Elbowoods Memorial Health Center →

Elbowoods Memorial Health Center (a Health Plan, ND) reported to HHS OCR on 2013-08-21 an Improper Disposal breach affecting an estimated 10,000 individuals. On or about October 1, 2011, contractors discovered abandoned PHI at the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations' Minne-Tohe facility, including boxes, binders, pharmaceutical bags with printed PHI, and 12 computer towers, 3 mini computers, and a laptop hard drive. An additional binder was found on May 15, 2013. Following OCR investigation, the CE relocated materials, conducted a risk analysis, and developed a risk management plan.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late23 months 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 · 23 months / 690 days

Oct 1, 2011

Begins

Oct 1, 2011

Discovered

Aug 21, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

+86 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed10,000 affectedView incident

Name: Elbowoods Memorial Health Center
norm: elbowoods memorial health center
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: Elbowoods Memorial Health Center
norm: elbowoods memorial health center
Industry: Insurance — Health
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Oct 1, 2011
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2011 – May 15, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 10,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Improper disposal
Where the data lived: Desktop computerOtherPortable electronic devicePaper / films
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR investigation conducted; OCR provided substantial technical assistance

During the incident: CE cooperated with OCR investigation
Relocated abandoned PHI from Minne-Tohe facility
Changes made: Relocated stored PHI materials to new Elbowoods Memorial Health Center facility
Conducted a risk analysis
Developed a risk management plan
Developed policies and procedures to safeguard PHI
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 23 months(690 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS 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: Oct 1, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 1, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 1, 2011 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 1, 2011 → 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: Aug 21, 2013
Raw hash: daa95dfc63c8b34afb2414e87266f5d7c9c93eec2491d3359c6b5e1462d8e143

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Reporting entityElbowoods Memorial Health Center

Victim entityElbowoods Memorial Health Center

Incidentdiscovered Oct 1, 2011

Stated responseCE cooperated with OCR investigation

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing