COLORADOAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisconfigurationBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Mind Springs Health

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 8, 2016

Filed

Feb 27, 2016

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

2,147

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for Mind Springs Health →

Mind Springs Health reported to HHS on February 27, 2016, a breach where a subcontractor of its business associate, Stratton Consulting Services, Inc., mistakenly published patient data online during a software update on January 8, 2016. The incident affected 2,147 individuals and exposed their names, dates of birth, medications, and physicians’ notes.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 50 days

Jan 8, 2016

Begins

Jan 8, 2016

Discovered

Feb 27, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,147 affectedView incident

Name: Mind Springs Health
norm: mind springs health
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Mind Springs Health
norm: mind springs health
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jan 8, 2016
Breach occurred: Jan 8, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,147nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding relevant issues pursuant to the Privacy and Security Rules.

During the incident: The subcontractor removed the information from the internet.
The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Changes made: Subsequent to the breach, the CE established BA agreements with its contractors.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 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: Jan 8, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jan 8, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 8, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 8, 2016 → 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: Feb 27, 2016
Raw hash: 58a8f8b26d6a407ed261aa9328981c7f09916868fafa1df84b6273462cc07c4d

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Reporting entityMind Springs Health

Victim entityMind Springs Health

Incidentdiscovered Jan 8, 2016

Stated responseThe subcontractor removed the information from the internet.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing