FLORIDAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Dermacare Brickell

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 20, 2018

Filed

Jan 7, 2019

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,800

Confidence

50%

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Dermacare Brickell reported that on November 20, 2018, patient files in a locked storage unit were inadvertently disposed of. The files contained protected health information, including demographic and clinical data, for 1,800 former patients. The company notified affected individuals, revised its HIPAA policies, and retrained staff.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 48 days

Nov 20, 2018

Discovered

Jan 7, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,800 affectedView incident

Name: Dermacare Brickell
norm: dermacare brickell
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Dermacare Brickell
norm: dermacare brickell
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 20, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,800nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Improper disposal
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances the CE implemented the corrective actionsProvided breach notification to HHS

Changes made: Conducted a full review of the incident
Revised its HIPAA policies, including the physical safeguards requirements
Trained its staff on its updated policies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 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: Nov 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 20, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 20, 2018 → 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: Jan 7, 2019
Raw hash: 5b5e37ffd2e7814bf4d027270b96131c394a99907820824ce106565586f3cbc4

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Reporting entityDermacare Brickell

Victim entityDermacare Brickell

Incidentdiscovered Nov 20, 2018

Stated responseConducted a full review of the incident

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing