MASSACHUSETTSPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedHEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASICMediumResolved

Charles River Medical Associates, pc

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In November 2017, Charles River Medical Associates, PC (MA) discovered that an unencrypted portable hard drive storing monthly backups of bone density studies was missing from the bone density testing workstation. The loss affected 9,387 individuals. PHI involved included patients' names, dates of birth, patient identification numbers, and radiology images. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR reviewed policies and procedures and obtained assurances that corrective actions — including workforce retraining, sanctions, and a device audit — were implemented. Breach reported to HHS on 2018-01-08.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified10 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.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed9,387 affectedView incident

Source provenance

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 8, 2018
Raw hash: 1bb8e24bdeb0c73387337aed8cc54423fd2e47d059643545773a6ce9296876ff

Source filing

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Reporting entity

Name: Charles River Medical Associates, pc
norm: charles river medical associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Victim entity

Name: Charles River Medical Associates, pc
norm: charles river medical associates
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Incident

Discovered: Nov 1, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 9,387
Data types: HEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASIC
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Regulator citations: OCR reviewed CE's policies and procedures and obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

Compliance

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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: Nov 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 1, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.