GEORGIAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 12, 2013

Filed

Aug 30, 2013

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

654

Confidence

66%

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Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine reported to HHS on 2013-08-30 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 654 individuals. Breached information located on Email. An employee unintentionally attached the wrong file containing PHI to an email.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Jul 12, 2013 → Notified Aug 30, 201349d ✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 49 days

Jul 12, 2013

Begins

Jul 12, 2013

Discovered

Aug 30, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed654 affectedView incident

Name: Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine
norm: atlanta center for reproductive medicine
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine
norm: atlanta center for reproductive medicine
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 12, 2013
Breach occurred: Jul 12, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 30, 2013
Affected individuals: 654nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Provided timely breach notification to HHS

During the incident: Revised its policies and procedures concerning the transmission of PHI via email
Provided additional training to its staff
Changes made: Revised policies and procedures concerning the transmission of PHI via email
Provided additional training to its staff
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 49dHHS 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 12, 2013
→ Notified: Aug 30, 2013
49d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 12, 2013
→ Notified: Aug 30, 2013
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 12, 2013 → Notified: Aug 30, 2013	49d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 12, 2013 → Notified: Aug 30, 2013	—	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: Aug 30, 2013
Raw hash: 88c8dfab12e8423a28b008c349e5ffbaf6e3415c7b1a541ae6766dada3e8911c

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Reporting entityAtlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

Victim entityAtlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

Incidentdiscovered Jul 12, 2013

Stated responseRevised its policies and procedures concerning the transmission of PHI via email

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing