CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Graybill Medical Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 9, 2014

Filed

Oct 15, 2014

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,863

Confidence

96%

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Graybill Medical Group (CA) reported to HHS on 2014-10-15 a Theft affecting 1,863 individuals. X-rays of poor quality placed in a trash container for destruction were mistakenly disposed of as regular trash by cleaning personnel on September 9, 2014, and taken to a landfill before they could be recovered. PHI exposed included patient names, addresses, dates of birth, physician/medical provider information, and possibly body images. Breached information located on Other (physical x-ray films). The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, offered credit monitoring, and implemented corrective safeguards. OCR obtained assurances of remediation.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 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 · 5 weeks / 36 days

Sep 9, 2014

Begins

Sep 9, 2014

Discovered

Oct 15, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,863 affectedView incident

Name: Graybill Medical Group
norm: graybill medical
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Graybill Medical Group
norm: graybill medical
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 9, 2014
Breach occurred: Sep 9, 2014
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,863nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented

During the incident: Initiated immediate search for the disposed x-rays
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Offered credit monitoring to affected individuals
Changes made: Ordered locked bins for x-rays designated for destruction
Ordered covers for PHI being transported
Implemented procedures requiring x-rays to be recycled weekly to distinguish from regular trash
Retrained workforce on HIPAA policies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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: Sep 9, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 9, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 9, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 9, 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: Oct 15, 2014
Raw hash: 26ad8de274af683de0120822252099735cb4e04ccf54fd8ead01054481f2ff2a

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Reporting entityGraybill Medical Group

Victim entityGraybill Medical Group

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2014

Stated responseInitiated immediate search for the disposed x-rays

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing