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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.
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 27, 2015. Also cited in 57 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000118671, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue:
A clerk in the Patient Transfer Center faxed 14 pages of a Veteran's medical record to the wrong fax number. The fax was intended for a local non-VA hospital. Fax number used was traced to a toll free number in Idaho. Unable to determine exact location where documents were faxed to.