INDIANAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MediumResolved

Michiana Hematology Oncology, PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

May 29, 2020

To disclose

—

Affected

500

Confidence

97%

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Michiana Hematology Oncology, PC (Indiana) reported to HHS OCR on 2020-05-29 an Improper Disposal breach affecting approximately 500 individuals. PHI was improperly discarded by the covered entity's business associate. Breached information, located on Paper/Films, included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial and medical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, properly disposed of records, and revised its policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

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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

May 29, 2020

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

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Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed500 affectedView incident

Name: Michiana Hematology Oncology, PC
norm: michiana hematology oncology
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Michiana Hematology Oncology, PC
norm: michiana hematology oncology
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 500nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Improper disposal
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

During the incident: CE properly disposed of the medical records.
CE revised policies and procedures to better protect PHI.
CE notified affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website.
Changes made: Proper disposal of remaining medical records.
Revised policies and procedures for PHI protection.
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: May 29, 2020
Raw hash: 56c056dd6708391ed8f1009a20b88166a48bd3aec65904fa0d568c1c9a856156

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Reporting entityMichiana Hematology Oncology, PC

Victim entityMichiana Hematology Oncology, PC

IncidentMisconfiguration

Stated responseCE properly disposed of the medical records.

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing