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.
Tomah VA Medical Center
37 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
December 24, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: A Non VA Care mismailed a pharmacy benefits sheet with one of our Veteran's personally identifiable information (PII) to another one of our Veterans.
Outcome: my The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
December 24, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: An appointment letter was mailed to the wrong Veteran. The letter was returned to the VA.
Outcome: 12/24/14: 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.…
December 17, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: A Non VA Care Pharmacy Benefit sheet was mismailed. Veteran A received Veteran B's personally identifiable information (PII).…
Outcome: 12/17/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
December 16, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: A Non VA Care Pharmacy Benefit sheet was mismailed. Two Veterans received two other Veterans' personally identifiable information (PII).
Outcome: 12/17/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that two (2) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.…
December 11, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: Non VA Care Provider mismailed a pharmacy benefits sheet with one of our Veteran's PII to another one of our Veterans.
Outcome: 12/16/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to the disclosure of full name, SSN and medication information.…
October 22, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: A lab letter intended for Veteran B was mismailed to Veteran A. The letter has been retrieved.
Outcome: 10/22/14: 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.…
October 15, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: Veteran A received Veteran B's lab results along with his lab results.
Outcome: 10/15/14: 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.…
September 22, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: A Veteran received another Veterans lab results. Two incidents were reported but only one identified the name of the Veteran whose info was inappropriately disclosed.
Outcome: 09/22/14: 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.…
August 27, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: Medications were packaged incorrectly and a Veteran received his medications along with three other Veterans' medications.
Outcome: 08/27/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that the 3 Veteran will receive a HIPAA letter of notification, since their medication information was compromised.…
August 5, 2014
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: Daughter of a Veteran entered her father's medical record on several occasions without having the need to know for treatment of her father.
Outcome: 08/05/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being accessed inappropriately.…