MASSACHUSETTSAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Leominster Dermatology LLP

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 13, 2018

To disclose

—

Affected

500

Confidence

68%

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Leominster Dermatology LLP reported to HHS on 2018-09-13 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 500 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. Patient records containing PHI (demographic and clinical) were disposed of in a dumpster without shredding. The entity implemented new HIPAA-compliant disposal procedures, trained staff, and hired a new BA for shredding.

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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 — partial

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Breach window unknown

Sep 13, 2018

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed500 affectedView incident

Name: Leominster Dermatology LLP
norm: leominster dermatology
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Leominster Dermatology LLP
norm: leominster dermatology
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 500nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
MITRE ATT&CK: T1530 Data from Cloud Storage
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR opened an investigation

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Provided substitute notice as appropriate
Implemented a new HIPAA compliant procedure for disposal of PHI
Trained staff on its new procedures
Hired a new business association (BA) to shred all records containing PHI
Executed a HIPAA compliant BA agreement
Implemented new policies and procedures
Changes made: Implemented a new HIPAA compliant procedure for disposal of PHI
Trained staff on its new procedures
Hired a new business association (BA) to shred all records containing PHI
Executed a HIPAA compliant BA agreement
Implemented new policies and procedures
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.

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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 13, 2018
Raw hash: 8574a915973ec06a1c604f0be5636ed6cc48c7e26e54f5f554582103360d335c

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Reporting entityLeominster Dermatology LLP

Victim entityLeominster Dermatology LLP

IncidentMisconfiguration

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing