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Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
ArchivedSubmitted 07/11/2023
Updated 20 hours ago ()
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,541
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, reported that an employee sent multiple emails that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,541 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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