Health Data Breach Tracker/VA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

657 individuals · submitted March 20, 2020

About this report

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 657 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures to better protect its confidential data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
State
VA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
657
Submission date
March 20, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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