Health Data Breach Tracker/DC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Veterans Health Administration

1,847 individuals · submitted January 13, 2025

About this report

Veterans’ Health Administration, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,847 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Veterans Health Administration
State
DC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,847
Submission date
January 13, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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