Health Data Breach Tracker/DC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Washington DC VA Medical Center

1,193 individuals · submitted November 1, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Washington D.C VA Medical Center, reported that an employee impermissibly sent the protected health information (PHI) of 1,193 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its employees regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Washington DC VA Medical Center
State
DC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,193
Submission date
November 1, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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