HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 11, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 11, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10606, row:1745)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
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.