INDIANAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 22, 2017

Filed

Aug 18, 2017

To disclose

27 days

Affected

1,272

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc →3 incidents on file

South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc (IN) reported to HHS on 2017-08-18 a Theft affecting 1,272 individuals. On July 22, 2017, an unencrypted laptop stolen from an employee's car exposed patients' names, genders, dates of birth, referring physicians, EMG waveforms, and dates of tests. The CE reported to police, notified affected individuals and media, encrypted all ePHI devices, and implemented updated mobile device policies and workforce training following an OCR investigation.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time27 days 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 · 27 days

Jul 22, 2017

Begins

Jul 22, 2017

Discovered

Aug 18, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,272 affectedView incident

Name: South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc
norm: south bend orthopaedic associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: South Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc
norm: south bend orthopaedic associates
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 22, 2017
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,272nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation; CE provided documented assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Reported theft to police
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Provided substitute notification
Encrypted all devices that store electronic PHI
Trained workforce on updated policies
Changes made: Created robust policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI, uses and disclosures of PHI, mobile devices, and breach notification
Implemented policies and procedures to safeguard mobile devices containing PHI while traveling
Workforce training on updated policies
OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective actions
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 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: Jul 22, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 22, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 22, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 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 18, 2017
Raw hash: 98997994a27b3aa1293bd19f44abffa0dfe183c5962957557284c4602cda3738

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Reporting entitySouth Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc

Victim entitySouth Bend Orthopaedic Associates Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jul 22, 2017

Stated responseReported theft to police

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing