Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
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VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System - Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center
14 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
June 12, 2014
Reported as: EASTERN KANSAS HCS(Topeka-Leavenworth) - 589A6
Issue: The Facility Information Security Officer (ISO) detected that an employee with same last name accessed a Veterans record on numerous occasions. The ISO notified Service Line Manager for verification. A response was never provided however A few months later a…
Outcome: 06/13/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.…
May 23, 2014
Reported as: EASTERN KANSAS HCS(Topeka-Leavenworth) - 589A6
Issue: A 2008 procedure progress note of Veteran A had been uploaded into CPRS of Veteran B who legally received it from the Release of Information (ROI) department (along with the other information requested). Once the Veteran noticed the progress note…
Outcome: 05/23/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
April 11, 2014
Reported as: EASTERN KANSAS HCS(Topeka-Leavenworth) - 589A6
Issue: Veteran A reported that after leaving his clinic appointment he noticed the lab work provided to him (for treatment purposes) was for Veteran B. Veteran A promptly retuned the paperwork to the ROI (Release of Information) department.…
Outcome: 04/14/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that there was a policy 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.…
October 26, 2013
Reported as: EASTERN KANSAS HCS(Topeka-Leavenworth) - 589A6
Issue: An error was made in the dispensing of an outpatient prescription for a controlled substance for the exact medication & dosage to the wrong Veteran. Details follow: 10/09/2013: Pharmacy technician recorded removal of oxycodone 5 mg tablets, #120, in the…
Outcome: 11/01/13: Veteran 1 will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.…