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.
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
54 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
July 19, 2013
Reported as: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue: Veteran A received a letter that had Veteran B's full SSN and diagnosis on the letter.
Outcome: 07/19/13: Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
July 18, 2013
Reported as: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue: Employee placed the Open Encounter Report in an envelope with a patient's lab results. Patient called the CBOC clinic informing the Clinical Administrator of the incident. Information was retreived from patient. The Open Encounter Report listed twelve people.
Outcome: 07/18/13: The twelve Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.…
June 24, 2013
Reported as: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue: Patient and spouse stated surgeon disclosed information about surgery amongst other individuals in waiting room. The information disclosed was the name and status of the surgery.…
Outcome: 08/19/13: The Privacy Officer will meet with the Chief of Staff (COS) and Chief, Surgical Service 08/22/13 concerning the corrective action. 09/11/13: The patient will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.…
June 24, 2013
Reported as: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue: A VA employee mailed medical discharge papers to the wrong patient. The discharge papers were mailed back to Privacy Officer (PO).
Outcome: 06/24/13: Due to full name, full SSN, other Personally Identifiable Information (PII), medical information, and USC 7332 being disclosed, Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. NOTE: There were a total of 24 Mis-Mailed incidents this…