FLORIDAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

University of South Florida, USF Health Care

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 11, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

1,279

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for University of South Florida, USF Health Care →

University of South Florida Health (USF Health Care) reported to HHS on 2017-12-11 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,279 individuals. Breached information was on Paper/Films. PHI was misdirected to other clinical trial participants via the TrialNet Coordination Center; exposed data included patient names, family member names, family medical histories, and mailing addresses. The CE sanctioned responsible employees, implemented new mailing procedures, and provided HIPAA training. OCR obtained corrective-action assurances.

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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

Dec 11, 2017

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,279 affectedView incident

Name: University of South Florida, USF Health Care
norm: university of south florida usf health care
Domain: health.usf.edu
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University of South Florida, USF Health Care
norm: university of south florida usf health care
Domain: health.usf.edu
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,279nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submittedOCR obtained assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Adopted and implemented new procedure for printing and mailing documents containing PHI
Provided HIPAA training to all staff in TrialNet Coordination Center
Implemented process to inform supervisors when annual HIPAA training is due
Sanctioned employees responsible for the breach
Changes made: New PHI mailing and printing procedure implemented
HIPAA training provided to TrialNet Coordination Center staff
Supervisor notification process for training compliance established
Employee sanctions applied
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.

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 11, 2017
Raw hash: 95e43ecd69a4014f0d7f1198e943265c8c843907a9c43d98b2d62403de3db9db

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Reporting entityUniversity of South Florida, USF Health Care

Victim entityUniversity of South Florida, USF Health Care

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseAdopted and implemented new procedure for printing and mailing documents containing PHI

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing