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

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 1, 2014

Filed

Feb 5, 2015

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

5,000

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio →

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio reported to HHS OCR on 2015-02-05 an Improper Disposal breach affecting approximately 5,000 individuals. On October 1, 2014, archived prescription dispensing logs and waived lab test logs left in an unlocked closet were mistakenly placed in a trash dumpster by a custodian and subsequently taken to a landfill. PHI exposed included names, dates of birth, lab results, and medications (Paper/Films). The CE later assessed the incident as non-reportable but took corrective action including staff retraining, HIPAA audits, and new bulk trash removal policies. OCR obtained written assurances.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late18 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 · 18 weeks / 127 days

Oct 1, 2014

Begins

Oct 1, 2014

Discovered

Feb 5, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,000 affectedView incident

Name: Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
norm: planned parenthood southwest ohio
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 1, 2014
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2014 – Oct 2, 2014
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5,000nationwide
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 written assurances from the covered entity regarding voluntary corrective actions taken.

During the incident: Conducted internal investigation
Re-trained all staff on HIPAA policies and procedures
Completed on-site HIPAA compliance audits
Implemented new policy to address bulk trash removal from health centers
Changes made: New bulk trash removal policy implemented
Staff HIPAA retraining completed
On-site HIPAA compliance audits conducted
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(127 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS 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: Oct 1, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 1, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 1, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 1, 2014 → 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: Feb 5, 2015
Raw hash: 942ab52323c0150bf600afe8b6747e513dbe065dc75b0cf6288539c75d730471

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Reporting entityPlanned Parenthood Southwest Ohio

Victim entityPlanned Parenthood Southwest Ohio

Incidentdiscovered Oct 1, 2014

Stated responseConducted internal investigation

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing