SOUTH DAKOTAPhysicalHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Sioux Falls VA Health Care System

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 1, 2015

Filed

Jul 30, 2015

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

1,111

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Sioux Falls VA Health Care System →2 incidents on file

Sioux Falls VA Health Care System (SD) reported to HHS on 2015-07-30 a Loss affecting 1,111 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. In early April 2015, during a non-routine pharmacy audit, paper prescription records were found missing from a secured vault. Records contained clinical and/or demographic PHI including full Social Security numbers. The CE implemented corrective actions including inventory controls, staff training, and SSN handling policy changes. OCR obtained assurances of compliance.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late17 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 · 17 weeks / 120 days

Apr 1, 2015

Begins

Apr 1, 2015

Discovered

Jul 30, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,111 affectedView incident

Name: Sioux Falls VA Health Care System
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Sioux Falls VA Health Care System
norm: sioux falls va health care system
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultGovernmentllm

Discovered: Apr 1, 2015
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,111nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Regulator citations: HHS OCR obtained assurances that the covered entity implemented corrective actions.

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Changes made: Discontinued attaching progress notes with full social security numbers.
Implemented an inventory for pharmacy records.
Removed obsolete language from procedures regarding the Breach Notification Rule.
Trained all relevant staff on safeguarding paper records containing PHI and timely discovery and notifications.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(120 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS 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: Apr 1, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 1, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 1, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 1, 2015 → 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 30, 2015
Raw hash: c5b27b32080b697f1ecbf16331209e8acce8d5bed36d1ce11712c3c9ce68eaeb

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Reporting entitySioux Falls VA Health Care System

Victim entitySioux Falls VA Health Care System

Incidentdiscovered Apr 1, 2015

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing