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.
Birmingham VA Medical Center
27 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
June 23, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: Veteran A was given the medication for Veteran B (same first and last names) by a Pharmacy Tech. Veteran A contacted the facility and informed them that the wrong medication was provided. Veteran B never picked up any medication. Pharmacy…
Outcome: 06/24/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
June 5, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) was notified on 06/05/15 that the BVAMC Pharmacy Service discovered medication was shipped to an incorrect address by one of their controlled substance Pharmacy technicians. Veteran B was delivered medication belonging…
Outcome: 06/05/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
June 1, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) received a call and follow-up email to the call from the Supervisor of the BVAMC Release of Information (ROI) Department stating she received a call from a law firm who had…
Outcome: 06/02/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
May 29, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) received information from BVAMC Fiscal Service employee that Veteran A came to her office window stating he received another Veteran's (Veteran B) travel voucher. The BVAMC Fiscal Service employee kept the voucher…
Outcome: 05/29/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that there was a privacy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise, as the…
May 19, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: A Release of Information (ROI) staff member mailed Veteran A's responsive records to Veteran B. Veteran A's information was at the bottom of Veteran B's records. Veteran B spoke with ROI and stated that he will mail Veteran A's records…
Outcome: 05/19/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full SSN being disclosed.…
March 31, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) was notified by an employee of the BVAMC Call Center that Veteran/Patient A contacted the Call Center to express concern that Veteran B's appointment information was included with Veteran/Patient A's appointment…
Outcome: 03/31/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
March 23, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: The Release of Information (ROI) office was completing a request for records for Veteran A and included Veteran B's request for records as part of the packet. Veteran B's full name and full SSN are on this document. Veteran A…
Outcome: 03/23/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
March 5, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: Veteran A called and stated he received a CD with Veteran B's information. He stated the CD contained a name and x-rays that did not belong to Veteran A. Veteran A did have a Release of Information (ROI) request in…
Outcome: 03/05/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
March 3, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) was notified by Chief, Mental Health, that the daughter of a patient called accusing a social worker in the Mental Health unit of passing information about her father who is a veteran…
Outcome: 05/18/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed. 05/29/15: The letter has been mailed to the Veteran. OIG is investigating the employee…
January 27, 2015
Reported as: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue: The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) received notification today from BVAMC Pharmacy Service that medication was processed, filled, and prepared for packaging correctly for Patient A on 01/16/15. However, when the UPS label was generated, the wrong…
Outcome: 01/27/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Patient A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…