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Breach notice filed by Washington DC VA Medical Center (May 2016)

Organization named: Washington DC VA Medical Center 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 May 31, 2016.

Organization as reported
Washington DC VA Medical Center, DC
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
May 31, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14513, row:5652)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On March 31, 2016, the covered entity's (CE) Lead Narcotic Inspector discovered that the monthly narcotic reports were missing. On April 6, 2016, CE's police notified the facility Privacy Officer of the incident and reported the incident to the VA Network and Security Operations Center. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals and offered credit monitoring. The CE's Police Security Service reviewed the available closed circuit television footage and could not determine who removed the documents from the location. The CE transferred the duties of the Lead Narcotic Inspector to another employee. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,062 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 31, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14513)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Washington DC VA Medical Center 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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