MASSACHUSETTSAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

New England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

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Filed

Jul 13, 2018

To disclose

—

Affected

16,154

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for New England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C. →2 incidents on file

New England Dermatology, P.C. reported to HHS on 2018-07-13 an Improper Disposal affecting 16154 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. Patient records containing PHI (names, addresses, dates of service, clinical info) were improperly disposed of without shredding.

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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

Jul 13, 2018

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed16,154 affectedView incident

Name: New England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C.
norm: new england dermatology and laser center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: New England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C.
norm: new england dermatology and laser center
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 16,154nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Improper disposal
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR investigation

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also provided substitute notice
Implemented a new procedure for disposal of PHI
Trained staff on its new compliance procedures
Hired a new business association (BA) to shred all records containing PHI and executed a HIPAA compliant BA agreement
Changes made: Implemented new policies and procedures
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: Jul 13, 2018
Raw hash: ee917de2b00a0083cffbf716782668b150a5d1a88e442be51341397388be1f2a

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Reporting entityNew England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C.

Victim entityNew England Dermatology and Laser Center, P.C.

IncidentMisconfiguration

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also provided substitute notice

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing