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. 5, 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. 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10221, row:1360)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Veterans Health Administration, reported that its business associate (BA) mailed appointment reminder letters containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,380 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and appointment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative safeguards to protect PHI.