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.
New Mexico VA Health Care System
44 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
July 29, 2013
Reported as: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue: A supervisor reports that an employee took a consult with protected health information into the restroom and left it there. When she returned to retrieve it, it could not be found. The list contained the name, date of birth, full…
Outcome: 07/30/13: Due to loss of full SSN and medical information, Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. NOTE: There were a total of 19 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 18 are…
July 10, 2013
Reported as: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue: The Durango Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) manager reports that a Veteran's Protected Health Information (PHI) was faxed to another Veteran instead of the intended recipient. The information included the Veteran's name, date of birth, and full SSN, in addition…
Outcome: 07/10/13: The Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services.…
June 26, 2013
Reported as: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue: A VA employee self-reported that she lost or misplaced a list of Veterans with personally identifiable information (PII) on it. The list contained the Veterans' name, full SSN and diagnosis.…
Outcome: 07/02/13: Further investigation revealed that the information that was on the list included the Veterans' name, SSN and religion. The employee is part of the Chaplain's Service. 07/09/13: The list contained the information on 22 Veterans. The 22 Veterans will…
June 12, 2013
Reported as: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue: During the course of a privacy investigation, it was noted that an employee accessed the record of another employee without authorization/need to know.
Outcome: 06/18/13: This was discovered through an audit log. There was no evidence of malicious intent. 06/20/13: The employee's supervisor has initiated an investigation. 07/09/13: This incident involves a married couple who is now divorces. She is having issues involving an…