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Washington DC VA Medical Center
ArchivedSubmitted 11/01/2021
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- DC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,193
- 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), 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.
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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