Health Data Breach Tracker/WV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center

736 individuals · submitted December 20, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Louis A. Johnson Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, reported that due to human error, the protected health information (PHI) of 736 individuals was disclosed to unauthorized individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided refresher guidance and training to its staff on safeguards pertaining to batch-mail communications.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center
State
WV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
736
Submission date
December 20, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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