CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

L. Douglas Carlson, M.D.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 20, 2009

To disclose

—

Affected

5,257

Confidence

67%

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L. Douglas Carlson, M.D. reported to HHS on 2009-11-20 a Theft affecting 5257 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. A shared backup computer was stolen from the reception desk. ePHI included names, DOBs, and clinical info. No SSNs or financial data were involved.

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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

Sep 27, 2009

Begins

Nov 20, 2009

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,257 affectedView incident

Name: L. Douglas Carlson, M.D.
norm: l douglas carlson md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: L. Douglas Carlson, M.D.
norm: l douglas carlson md
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Sep 27, 2009
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5,257nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Reported to HHS OCR

During the incident: Notified all 5,257 affected individuals and the appropriate media
Changes made: Added technical safeguards of encryption for all ePHI stored on the USB flash drive or the CD used on the replacement computer
Added physical safeguards by keeping new portable devices locked when not in use in a secure combination safe in doctor's private office or in a secure filing cabinet
Added administrative safeguards by requiring annual refresher retraining of CE staff for Privacy and Security Rules as well as requiring immediate retraining of cleaning staff in both Rules
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: Nov 20, 2009
Raw hash: 694d7a9bf44de400643003f0ebde4a89e681b55708df2d34a243bead6b7ecabd

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Reporting entityL. Douglas Carlson, M.D.

Victim entityL. Douglas Carlson, M.D.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseNotified all 5,257 affected individuals and the appropriate media

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing