Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
Alexandria VA Health Care System
17 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
September 15, 2014
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: Veteran (A) received a letter that contained another letter belonging to Veteran (B).
Outcome: 09/17/14: PO update -- St. Paul has investigated this case extensively and spoke with the Veteran. The Veteran received an envelope with his original request for information along with a copy of someone elses request for information. This packet originated…
June 6, 2014
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: Employee A reported via Outlook that he was conducting an Intranet search for "Rackstraw" and the results showed a link to an excel document that included 50K Veteran names, homeless status, and full SSN. Employee A also reported the event…
Outcome: 06/09/14: This was internal to the VA only. In order to find the document, someone would have to know specifically what to search for. Additionally: permissions were fixed as soon as this was reported and access is no longer open.…
May 5, 2014
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: Complainant was in lab draw area with 2 other Veterans and several VA employees. A lab technician announced her 7332 condition to the room in general stating she didn't know the proper protocol for handling.
Outcome: 05/06/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
January 31, 2014
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: Employee A entered her stepfather's electronic medical record 22 times.
Outcome: Data not available.
December 9, 2013
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: Several employees entered Employee A's medical record.
Outcome: 12/10/13: Employee A will be sent a notification letter.…
November 14, 2013
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: A Veteran at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) reported to his nurse that he received another Veteran's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) results. The TBI results included the Veterans name, address, date of birth, full SSN and diagnosis.…
Outcome: 11/14/13: One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
July 29, 2013
Reported as: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue: A VA employee entered a patient's record for personal contact information allegedly without a business need.
Outcome: 07/30/13: The patient will be sent a notification letter.…