KENTUCKYMisuseHealthcareHealthcarePrivilege AbuseCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

T.J. Samson Community Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 25, 2017

Filed

Oct 24, 2017

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

683

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for T.J. Samson Community Hospital →2 incidents on file

TJ Samson Community Hospital reported to HHS on 2017-10-24 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 683 individuals. Breached information located on Electronic Medical Record. Two employees from affiliate Anesthesiology Associates of Glasgow impermissibly accessed PHI including names, DOB, SSN, diagnoses, and insurance info. Credentials terminated and staff reeducated.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 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 · 9 weeks / 60 days

Aug 25, 2017

Discovered

Oct 24, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed683 affectedView incident

Name: T.J. Samson Community Hospital
norm: tj samson community hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: T.J. Samson Community Hospital
norm: tj samson community hospital
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 25, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 683nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Electronic medical record
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal

During the incident: Terminated the access credentials for both involved employees
Revised and created new policies such as its Confidentiality Agreement Policy
Reeducated its own staff as well AAG’s on employee access to PHI and HIPAA best practices
Changes made: Created new policies such as its Confidentiality Agreement Policy which requires any affiliated physician practice requesting access to PHI to enter into an access agreement providing assurances of confidentiality, compliance with HIPAA, and annual attestations
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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: Aug 25, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 25, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 25, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 25, 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: Oct 24, 2017
Raw hash: 1622f50c941117ca232c3e38be6cebd559599df3c73cf666d3e4efe9cf4de350

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Reporting entityT.J. Samson Community Hospital

Victim entityT.J. Samson Community Hospital

Incidentdiscovered Aug 25, 2017

Stated responseTerminated the access credentials for both involved employees

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing