IOWAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareError OtherCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 6, 2016

Filed

Jul 1, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2,506

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland →2 incidents on file

On May 6, 2016, during a move out of its Dubuque Health Center, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (IA) mistakenly left a locked closet open containing patients' paper records, resulting in an unauthorized access/disclosure breach. PHI exposed included pregnancy tests, lab logs, and colposcopy documentation for approximately 2,506 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective actions, including workforce retraining.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 56 days

May 6, 2016

Begins

May 6, 2016

Discovered

Jul 1, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,506 affectedView incident

Name: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
norm: planned parenthood of the heartland
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
norm: planned parenthood of the heartland
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 6, 2016
Breach occurred: May 6, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,506nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — obtained documented assurances of corrective action implementation

During the incident: Breach notification sent to HHS
Breach notification sent to affected individuals
Breach notification sent to the media
Changes made: Trained and retrained workforce members
Implemented corrective actions as documented and assured to OCR
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 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: May 6, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 6, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 6, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 6, 2016 → 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: Jul 1, 2016
Raw hash: 2687634cd0b0ace898f46aae5e7780abdf19e88651c6150519e6c4aded9f78fd

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Reporting entityPlanned Parenthood of the Heartland

Victim entityPlanned Parenthood of the Heartland

Incidentdiscovered May 6, 2016

Stated responseBreach notification sent to HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing