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 Dec. 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center, WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10995, row:2134)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Louis A. Johnson Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, reported that due to human error, the protected health information (PHI) of 736 individuals was disclosed to unauthorized individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided refresher guidance and training to its staff on safeguards pertaining to batch-mail communications.