TENNESSEEPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumResolved

Emergency Coverage Corporation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 5, 2017

Filed

Oct 20, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

719

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Emergency Coverage Corporation →

On September 5, 2017, Emergency Coverage Corporation (TN) discovered that two boxes of remittance advice forms fell off the back of a UPS truck. PHI on the forms included patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance policy numbers, diagnostic codes, descriptions of services rendered, and full or partial Social Security numbers. The breach affected 719 individuals (HHS-reported count; web description states 730). Breach notification was provided to HHS and affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions. Breached information located on Paper/Films.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 weeks 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 · 6 weeks / 45 days

Sep 5, 2017

Discovered

Oct 20, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed719 affectedView incident

Name: Emergency Coverage Corporation
norm: emergency coverage
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Emergency Coverage Corporation
norm: emergency coverage
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 5, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 719nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances of corrective action implementation.

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS
Breach notification provided to affected individuals
Media notification not required (fewer than 500 individuals in any single geographic region)
Changes made: Reviewed policies and procedures
Performed a risk assessment
Offered identity theft insurance coverage to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Sep 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 5, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 5, 2017 → 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: Oct 20, 2017
Raw hash: 3d9ffbec77e7b7d8e85832a9d7f92e0d45d1dd72d8d8a811a7f79d60c2975bb6

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Reporting entityEmergency Coverage Corporation

Victim entityEmergency Coverage Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Sep 5, 2017

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing