ILLINOISPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Artuo D. Tomas, MD LTD

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 2, 2014

Filed

Feb 9, 2015

To disclose

12 months

Affected

680

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Artuo D. Tomas, MD LTD →

Artuo D. Tomas, MD LTD reported to HHS on 2015-02-09 a Loss affecting 680 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. A package containing PHI (names, addresses, DOB, MRNs, diagnoses) was lost in USPS shipment to a billing company. The CE notified individuals, HHS, and media, filed a USPS claim, and implemented secure transmission procedures.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late12 months discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 months / 372 days

Feb 2, 2014

Discovered

Feb 9, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

+41 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed680 affectedView incident

Name: Artuo D. Tomas, MD LTD
norm: artuo d tomas md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Artuo D. Tomas, MD LTD
norm: artuo d tomas md
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 2, 2014
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 680nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed
Third party: via USPSbusiness associate

During the incident: Provided notification of the breach to the affected individuals, HHS, and the media
Filed a claim with the USPS regarding the missing package
Changes made: Implemented a new procedure for sending PHI to the billing company that requires PHI to be transmitted either electronically through a secure and encrypted portal or through a third-party mail service with tracking capabilities
Developed policies and procedures regarding compliance with the Breach Notification Rule
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 months(372 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 2, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 2, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 2, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 2, 2014 → 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: Feb 9, 2015
Raw hash: a27a1073682f671baf670e4cbc2b7fa1fddab6daa5213b2eb610b8b304ee68e8

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Reporting entityArtuo D. Tomas, MD LTD

Victim entityArtuo D. Tomas, MD LTD

Incidentdiscovered Feb 2, 2014

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

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing