Healthcare Provider · Archived
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
1,843 individuals · submitted March 7, 2018
About this report
The covered entity (CE), John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, reported that a file cabinet was left unlocked in the hallway which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,843 individuals. The PHI involved included dates of birth, names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained it staff on the importance of securing PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
- State
- MO
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,843
- Submission date
- March 7, 2018
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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