CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Pratap S. Kurra, M.D.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 9, 2016

Filed

Sep 12, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

2,029

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Pratap S. Kurra, M.D. →

On August 9, 2016, Pratap S. Kurra, M.D. (CA) discovered a breach in which his practice accidentally discarded paper billing tickets during an office move. The tickets were out of his control for less than 24 hours before being retrieved. The breach affected approximately 2,029 individuals. PHI involved included the CE's name, patients' names, hospital names, procedure types and times, anesthesia used, and difficulty of cases. Breached information located on Paper/Films. OCR provided technical assistance; the CE implemented corrective billing procedures.

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

Aug 9, 2016

Begins

Aug 9, 2016

Discovered

Sep 12, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_8d91692e0108a5f92016-09-12Verified
California State AGbd_c495fdfe5a75ee4e2016-09-11 · +1dCandidate

Name: Pratap S. Kurra, M.D.
norm: pratap s kurra md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Pratap S. Kurra, M.D.
norm: pratap s kurra md
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 9, 2016
Breach occurred: Aug 9, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,029nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR provided substantial technical assistance and obtained corrective action assurances

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, media, and affected individuals
Revised billing procedure to mail billing tickets directly from hospital to billing company
Discontinued taking paper PHI home
Changes made: Mailing billing tickets directly from hospital to billing company
Discontinued practice of transporting paper PHI off-site
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: 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: Aug 9, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 9, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 9, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 9, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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California State AGSep 11 · first

Montana State AG+1d

HHS OCR+1d · this page

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: Sep 12, 2016
Raw hash: 09ef0bbbaf334bd2ba16ce34297b57f51ceca3e774b197fc4a42a9d7c8cfcf0e

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPratap S. Kurra, M.D.

Victim entityPratap S. Kurra, M.D.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 9, 2016

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, media, and affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing