ILLINOISAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisconfigurationData MishandlingCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Alexian Brothers Medical Center

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Apr 13, 2015

Filed

May 19, 2015

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

632

Confidence

96%

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Alexian Brothers Medical Center (IL) reported to HHS on 2015-05-19 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 632 individuals. On April 13, 2015, several files containing ePHI were discovered on publicly accessible computers in the medical library. Exposed data included patient names, medical record numbers, and medication/clinical information. Breached information was located on Desktop Computers. The CE remediated by securing public computers, rendering folders read-only, implementing access tracking, and retraining staff. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective action.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 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 · 5 weeks / 36 days

Apr 13, 2015

Begins

Apr 13, 2015

Discovered

May 19, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed632 affectedView incident

Name: Alexian Brothers Medical Center
norm: alexian brothers medical center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Alexian Brothers Medical Center
norm: alexian brothers medical center
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 13, 2015
Breach occurred: Apr 13, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 632nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented corrective actions

During the incident: Posted signs noting computers were public computers and not to save files on the device
Secured computers so that no data could be saved onto the virtual desktop or the hard drive
Rendered folders as read-only
Implemented a process to track user access on all but one of the public computers
Retrained workforce groups involved in the breach
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Secured public computers to prevent data saving (virtual desktop and hard drive)
Rendered folders as read-only
Implemented user access tracking on public computers
Workforce retraining
Posted public signage on computer usage policy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Apr 13, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 13, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 13, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 13, 2015 → 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: May 19, 2015
Raw hash: 61f28407665a2b11f3a6ffc60263eb896e444e4c0f0ff437a34930c79e37f707

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Reporting entityAlexian Brothers Medical Center

Victim entityAlexian Brothers Medical Center

Incidentdiscovered Apr 13, 2015

Stated responsePosted signs noting computers were public computers and not to save files on the device

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing