KANSASAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Complete Medical Homecare

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 12, 2013

Filed

Jan 21, 2014

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1,700

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

95%

Full breach record for Complete Medical Homecare →

On December 12, 2013, Complete Medical Homecare (KS) delivered in error a portable computer drive containing PHI — including electronic medical records with patient names, addresses, medical diagnoses, and in some cases Social Security numbers — to its business partner, All American Medical Supplies (AAMS). AAMS accessed the drive but subsequently deleted the data and returned it. Approximately 1,700 individuals were affected. HHS OCR investigated; the CE implemented new HIPAA policies. The CE legally dissolved on December 23, 2015. Breach submitted to HHS on 2014-01-21.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 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 · 6 weeks / 40 days

Dec 12, 2013

Begins

Dec 12, 2013

Discovered

Jan 21, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_dcf98bda81249b5e2014-01-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fd8d37781d20340c2014-01-23 · +2dVerified

Name: Complete Medical Homecare
norm: complete medical homecare
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Complete Medical Homecare
norm: complete medical homecare
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Dec 12, 2013
Breach occurred: Dec 12, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,700nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation conducted; CE required to develop breach notification, training, hardware removal, and encryption/decryption policies and procedures.
Third party: via All American Medical Supplies (AAMS)
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Breach notification sent to HHS and affected individuals
OCR investigation completed
CE legally dissolved on December 23, 2015
Changes made: Developed policies and procedures for breach notification
Developed policies and procedures for employee training
Developed policies and procedures for removal of hardware and electronic media
Developed policies and procedures for encryption and decryption of PHI
AAMS deleted the data from the portable drive and returned it to the CE
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 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: Dec 12, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Dec 12, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 12, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 12, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 21 · first

HHS OCRJan 21 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+2d

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: Jan 21, 2014
Raw hash: 82467506e7e0921dd694ea09954f3bdd7ac466040d56c906276cc8da4893bd6c

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityComplete Medical Homecare

Victim entityComplete Medical Homecare

Incidentdiscovered Dec 12, 2013

Stated responseBreach notification sent to HHS and affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

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