Healthcare Provider · Archived
VA St. Louis Health Care System
595 individuals · submitted November 21, 2019
About this report
The covered entity (CE), the VA St. Louis Health Care System, reported that an employee mistakenly mailed letters that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 595 individuals, to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE re-trained the responsible employee and implemented new mail procedures to better protect its PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- VA St. Louis Health Care System
- State
- MO
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 595
- Submission date
- November 21, 2019
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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