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Breach notice filed by Lexington VAMC (August 2011)

Organization named: Lexington VAMC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 25, 2011.

Organization as reported
Lexington VAMC, KY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
Submission date
Aug. 25, 2011
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15793, row:6932)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity's (CE) workforce member impermissibly stored the protected health information (PHI) of 1,432 individuals in a personal computer and other portable electronic media in order to conduct research. The PHI included social security numbers, names, initials, ages, and diagnoses. Additional PHI was found in the workforce member's residence. The CE provided breach notification to a total of 1,890 affected individuals and HHS. Following the breach, the responsible workforce member is no longer employed by the CE. \ \OCR opened a compliance review of VA Medical Centers and is consolidating the investigation of this incident into the compliance review. \

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,432 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Aug. 25, 2011, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15793)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Lexington VAMC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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