TEXASPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 20, 2018

Filed

Jan 18, 2019

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

76,000

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA →

Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA (TX) reported to HHS OCR on 2019-01-18 a Theft affecting 76,000 individuals. On November 20, 2018, business associate Zthernet discovered that a workforce member's unencrypted portable data drive was stolen from a vehicle. The drive contained ePHI including patients' names and dates of birth. The covered entity notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 59 days

Nov 20, 2018

Begins

Nov 20, 2018

Discovered

Jan 18, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed76,000 affectedView incident

Name: Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA
norm: las colinas orthopedic surgery sports medicine
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA
norm: las colinas orthopedic surgery sports medicine
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 20, 2018
Breach occurred: Nov 20, 2018
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 76,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented
Third party: via Zthernetbusiness associate

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS
Breach notification provided to affected individuals
Breach notification provided to the media
Corrective actions implemented per OCR assurances
Changes made: Corrective actions implemented as confirmed by OCR
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 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: 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 18, 2019
Raw hash: c7ce82b20a6d6b4932aa4ede15dffe435469df22fc1a92ef2d02a961961ba444

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Reporting entityLas Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA

Victim entityLas Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, PA

Incidentdiscovered Nov 20, 2018

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing