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 Jan. 30, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Veterans Health Administration, DC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 30, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10169, row:1308)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), reported that an employee of its vendor mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 46,677 individuals to incorrect recipients. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.