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Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
ArchivedSubmitted 05/27/2022
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,441
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, reported that a technical issue with a new electronic medical record system and patient portal platform caused the protected health information (PHI) of 4,441 patients to be misdirected to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, lab results, medical record numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
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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