Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

1,541 individuals · submitted July 11, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, reported that an employee sent multiple emails that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,541 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,541
Submission date
July 11, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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