MICHIGANPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Henry Ford Health System

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 18, 2017

Filed

Jun 26, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

596

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Henry Ford Health System →10 incidents on file

Henry Ford Health System (Troy, MI) reported to HHS on 2017-06-26 a Theft affecting 596 individuals. On May 18, 2017, Troy, Michigan police informed the covered entity that paper-form PHI — old patient face sheets containing demographic and clinical information — was found in a storage unit belonging to a suspected identity thief. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, retrieved all face sheets from police, and implemented an active access monitoring tool. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective action.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

May 18, 2017

Discovered

Jun 26, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed596 affectedView incident

Name: Henry Ford Health System
norm: henry ford health system
Domain: henryford.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Henry Ford Health System
norm: henry ford health system
Domain: henryford.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 18, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 596nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR obtained documented assurances that the covered entity implemented corrective actions

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Obtained all 596 patients' face sheets from the police
Implemented an active access monitoring tool on the information system that stores patient face sheets
Changes made: Retrieved all 596 paper face sheets from Troy, Michigan police
Implemented active access monitoring on information system storing patient face sheets
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: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: May 18, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 18, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 18, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 18, 2017 → 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: Jun 26, 2017
Raw hash: a81c5ab2d65d7abd92bc29c878f9147f03c9d93bcd74b89ad58e74d58434a85c

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Reporting entityHenry Ford Health System

Victim entityHenry Ford Health System

Incidentdiscovered May 18, 2017

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

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing