PENNSYLVANIAAccidentalHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Geisinger Health Plan

bd_b0e197291ca744c0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 30, 2016

Filed

Sep 7, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2,814

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Geisinger Health Plan →3 incidents on file

Between July 30 and August 4, 2016, Geisinger Health Plan misdirected invoices to incorrect recipients, exposing PHI (clinical and demographic information) of 2,814 individuals. The covered entity notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, offered credit monitoring, and offered to change health plan member numbers for affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented. Breach submitted to HHS on 2016-09-07. Breached information located on: Other.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 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 · 6 weeks / 39 days

Jul 30, 2016

Begins

Jul 30, 2016

Discovered

Sep 7, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,814 affectedView incident

Name: Geisinger Health Plan
norm: geisinger health plan
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: Geisinger Health Plan
norm: geisinger health plan
Industry: Insurance — Health
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 30, 2016
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2016 – Aug 4, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,814nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the covered entity implemented corrective actions

During the incident: Notified HHS of breach
Notified affected individuals
Notified media
Offered credit monitoring
Offered health plan member number changes
Changes made: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Credit monitoring offered to affected individuals
Offered to change health plan member numbers for affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 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: Jul 30, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 30, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 30, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 30, 2016 → 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: Sep 7, 2016
Raw hash: b8a91b59e9d7763487a4334aa839cf06f09f95cac6a806cfd6eafcc27a257ba4

AI-assisted summary above. The structured extract on this page was generated from the document below. Inspect the source to verify or correct any field.

text/html1.5 KB

Download View at source

Reporting entityGeisinger Health Plan

Victim entityGeisinger Health Plan

Incidentdiscovered Jul 30, 2016

Stated responseNotified HHS of breach

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing