Health Data Breach Tracker/VA

Health Plan · Archived

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

6,120 individuals · submitted January 31, 2020

About this report

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,120 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Medicaid identification numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to prevent similar incidents.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
State
VA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
6,120
Submission date
January 31, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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