GEORGIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)HighResolved

Emory Healthcare

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 20, 2012

Filed

Apr 18, 2012

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

315,000

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

94%

Full breach record for Emory Healthcare →4 incidents on file

Emory Healthcare (GA) reported to HHS on 2012-04-18 that on February 20, 2012, ten unencrypted backup CDs containing ePHI were discovered missing. Clinical and demographic data for 315,000 surgical patients treated at three locations between September 1990 and April 2007 were affected. The CDs could only be read using decommissioned software. Breach notification was provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Remediation included PHI inventory requirements and staff education. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 58 days

Feb 20, 2012

Begins

Feb 20, 2012

Discovered

Apr 18, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_3b3a896a7ff97ad22012-05-16 · +28dVerified

Name: Emory Healthcare
norm: emory healthcare
Domain: emoryhealthcare.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Emory Healthcare
norm: emory healthcare
Domain: emoryhealthcare.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 20, 2012
Breach occurred: Feb 20, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 315,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: OtherUnknown
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unknown
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances of corrective action implementation

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Required every department to inventory and properly store or destroy PHI
Distributed educational material to all staff
Changes made: PHI inventory requirement across all departments
Proper storage or destruction procedures mandated for PHI
Staff education and awareness campaign
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: Feb 20, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 20, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 20, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 20, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRApr 18 · first · this page

California State AG+28d

Pattern: first filing Apr 18 (GA), last May 16 (CA) — a 28-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Apr 18, 2012
Raw hash: fd242968df9eae18d2a62c611e9aaed4ccf4a53ebb33aaa5e02a4600112816d9

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEmory Healthcare

Victim entityEmory Healthcare

Incidentdiscovered Feb 20, 2012

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing