Healthcare Provider · Archived
Lexington VAMC
1,432 individuals · submitted August 25, 2011
About this report
The covered entity's (CE) workforce member impermissibly stored the protected health information (PHI) of 1,432 individuals in a personal computer and other portable electronic media in order to conduct research. The PHI included social security numbers, names, initials, ages, and diagnoses. Additional PHI was found in the workforce member's residence. The CE provided breach notification to a total of 1,890 affected individuals and HHS. Following the breach, the responsible workforce member is no longer employed by the CE. \ \OCR opened a compliance review of VA Medical Centers and is consolidating the investigation of this incident into the compliance review. \
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Lexington VAMC
- State
- KY
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,432
- Submission date
- August 25, 2011
- Breach type
- Theft
- Location of information
- Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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