MICHIGANPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 18, 2017

Filed

Dec 19, 2017

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1,900

Confidence

66%

MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena reported to HHS on 2017-12-19 a Loss affecting 1900 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. A physician employee removed patient files and left them in a public parking lot, resulting in scattered records containing names, addresses, SSNs, and treatment info.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Nov 18, 2017 → Notified Dec 19, 201731d ✓ HHS report on time4 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 · 4 weeks / 31 days

Nov 18, 2017

Begins

Nov 18, 2017

Discovered

Dec 19, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,900 affectedView incident

Name: MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena
norm: midmichigan medical center alpena
Domain: alpenaregionalmedicalcenter.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena
norm: midmichigan medical center alpena
Domain: alpenaregionalmedicalcenter.org
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 18, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 18, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 19, 2017
Affected individuals: 1,900nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHS

During the incident: Sanctioned the involved employee
Retrained all employees
Implemented mandatory training for new hires and annual training for current employees and health professionals
Required employees to sign a confidentiality agreement
Designed and implemented a process for providers to use in aiding the investigation of potential breach matters
Began transitioning to a paperless, one-system electronic medical record
Provided breach notification to HHS, the potentially affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Retrained all employees
Implemented mandatory training for new hires and annual training for current employees and health professionals
Required employees to sign a confidentiality agreement
Designed and implemented a process for providers to use in aiding the investigation of potential breach matters
Began transitioning to a paperless, one-system electronic medical record
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 31dHHS 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: Nov 18, 2017
→ Notified: Dec 19, 2017
31d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 18, 2017
→ Notified: Dec 19, 2017
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 18, 2017 → Notified: Dec 19, 2017	31d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 18, 2017 → Notified: Dec 19, 2017	—	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: Dec 19, 2017
Raw hash: f1ef50281925083ef8c83ee2f08fd103637bc92c39a92833d12f23fcaac116e6

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Reporting entityMidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena

Victim entityMidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena

Incidentdiscovered Nov 18, 2017

Stated responseSanctioned the involved employee

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing