MINNESOTAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumResolved

Allina Health System

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 20, 2017

Filed

Feb 23, 2017

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

776

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Allina Health System →7 incidents on file

Allina Health System (Minneapolis Heart Institute) reported to HHS OCR on 2017-02-23 an Improper Disposal breach affecting 776 individuals. PHI on Paper/Films was placed in a recycling bin and emptied rather than shredded as planned. Breach was discovered on January 20, 2017. Exposed PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, Medicare IDs, insurance IDs, clinical diagnoses, and lab results. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions — new policies, procedures, and employee training — were implemented.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 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 · 5 weeks / 34 days

Jan 20, 2017

Discovered

Feb 23, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed776 affectedView incident

Name: Allina Health System
norm: allina health system
Domain: allinahealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Allina Health System
norm: allina health system
Domain: allinahealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jan 20, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 776nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (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: HHS OCR — corrective action assurances obtained
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Breach notification provided to affected individuals
Breach notification provided to HHS
Breach notification provided to media
New policies and procedures implemented
Employee training conducted
Changes made: Implemented new policies and procedures for PHI disposal
Trained employees on proper disposal protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 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: Jan 20, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jan 20, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 20, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 20, 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: Feb 23, 2017
Raw hash: 12e4faa61aacc89776d2f0b703340da1dbe3e1d1365f41feedf31d97b173e8c1

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Reporting entityAllina Health System

Victim entityAllina Health System

Incidentdiscovered Jan 20, 2017

Stated responseBreach notification provided to affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing