MONTANAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Identity (basic)Health (basic)MediumResolved

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Mar 21, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

1,124

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital →

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital (MT) reported to HHS on 2016-03-21 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,124 individuals. On or about February 19, 2016, Executive Services, a business associate, erroneously sent letters to 1,124 patients containing another patient's name due to a misaligned spreadsheet. PHI involved: patient names. Breached information located on Paper/Films. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media. OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions including new mailing procedures, HIPAA refresher training, and spreadsheet software training.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline

Feb 19, 2016

Begins

Mar 21, 2016

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,124 affectedView incident

Name: Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
norm: bozeman health deaconess hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
norm: bozeman health deaconess hospital
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Feb 19, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,124nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — corrective action assurances obtained
Third party: via Executive Servicesbusiness associate

During the incident: Implemented new process for sending mass mailings
Required responsible employee to attend HIPAA refresher training
Required managers and supervisors to attend HIPAA refresher training
Required responsible employee to take a class on specific spreadsheet software
Changes made: New mass mailing process implemented
HIPAA refresher training for responsible employee, managers, and supervisors
Spreadsheet software training for responsible employee
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → 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: Mar 21, 2016
Raw hash: 96f9dc61b5322f56ab362608485a6a98dc6229b25354ace75d2f468340d1f281

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Reporting entityBozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

Victim entityBozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseImplemented new process for sending mass mailings

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing