MICHIGANPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Spectrum Health System

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 22, 2017

Filed

Aug 3, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

902

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Spectrum Health System →2 incidents on file

On June 22, 2017, a digital camera containing photographs of patients' chart labels and skin conditions was stolen from a physician's vehicle parked outside the physician's home. The camera held PHI created between February 15 and June 21, 2017, affecting 902 individuals' demographic and clinical information. Spectrum Health System (MI) submitted breach notification to HHS on August 3, 2017. Breached information was located on another portable electronic device. The CE notified affected individuals and media, posted substitute notice, and established a call center. Corrective actions included mobile device encryption policies, camera removal ban, and a 2018–2019 enterprise-wide risk analysis. OCR obtained documented assurances of compliance.

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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 / 42 days

Jun 22, 2017

Begins

Jun 22, 2017

Discovered

Aug 3, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed902 affectedView incident

Name: Spectrum Health System
norm: spectrum health system
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Spectrum Health System
norm: spectrum health system
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 22, 2017
Breach occurred: Jun 22, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 902nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — breach notification submitted; OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Reported theft to law enforcement
Notified affected individuals, media, and HHS
Posted substitute notice on website
Established call center for patient and public inquiries
Updated policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI on mobile devices
Required encryption software on all CE-approved cell phones and mobile devices
Banned removal of cameras and camera memory cards from CE premises
Trained workforce on securely capturing and storing electronic PHI on mobile devices
Changes made: Implemented mobile device encryption requirements
Banned removal of camera equipment from premises
Completed comprehensive enterprise-wide risk analysis (Oct 2018–2019)
Workforce training on ePHI handling on mobile devices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 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: Jun 22, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 22, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 22, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 22, 2017 → 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 3, 2017
Raw hash: 94e0f28739198de084f765709fae153517d836540d0d7126de872451058ea362

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Reporting entitySpectrum Health System

Victim entitySpectrum Health System

Incidentdiscovered Jun 22, 2017

Stated responseReported theft to law enforcement

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing