KANSASPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Decatur Health Systems

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 7, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

707

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Decatur Health Systems →

Decatur Health Systems reported to HHS on 2016-09-07 a Theft affecting 707 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. A CAT scan log binder containing PHI (names, DOBs, diagnoses, x-ray levels) went missing between July 22-25, 2016. The entity notified HHS, individuals, media, and law enforcement, and enhanced physical safeguards and retrained staff.

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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

Jul 22, 2016

Begins

Sep 7, 2016

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed707 affectedView incident

Name: Decatur Health Systems
norm: decatur health
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Decatur Health Systems
norm: decatur health
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Jul 22, 2016 – Jul 25, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 707nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (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: Internal
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHS

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Reported the incident to the proper law enforcement authorities
Enhanced physical safeguards in every department
Implemented new privacy and security practices
Retrained staff on its HIPAA policies and procedures
Revised its policy to clarify how patients and third parties can access PHI, including associated fees
Educated staff on the policy
Changes made: Enhanced physical safeguards in every department
Implemented new privacy and security practices
Retrained staff on its HIPAA policies and procedures
Revised its policy to clarify how patients and third parties can access PHI, including associated fees
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: Sep 7, 2016
Raw hash: fc255f0acf74118d7ec2e420e91a1547651a9802071c84a44f954e8b063eb15b

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Reporting entityDecatur Health Systems

Victim entityDecatur Health Systems

IncidentUnauthorized Access

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

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing