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.
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VA Mail Order Pharmacy, Lancaster, TX (CMOP)
Reported as: CMOP DALLAS 763
Issue: … bottles, and was then sent to Facebook . The names of two of the individuals and the medications were viewable. …
Outcome: 12/31/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that two Veterans will be sent a notification letter.…
Tomah VA Medical Center
Reported as: TOMAH WI - 676
Issue: … then posted the Police Report on an open Facebook page to be seen by the general public. …
Outcome: 03/09/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Employee A, B, and C will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Reported as: MINNEAPOLIS MN - 618
Issue: … A VA employee identified herself as a VA radiology tech on Facebook , then posted a comment about a Veteran that she had …
Outcome: 01/30/14: One patient will be sent a notification letter.…
Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Reported as: VISN 11 Danville, IL
Issue: … An employee posted a Patient's name and what ward they were staying on at the VA on their Facebook page. Update: 06/16/11:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter. …
Outcome: Per Human Resources: Employee was issued a proposed reprimand on July 18, 2011. Sometime after July 28, 2011 there will be a decision made on whether or not the charge is sustained.…
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
Reported as: RENO NV - 654
Issue: … Veteran's Wife notified the Privacy Officer (PO) that VA employee had posted on Facebook that spouse had passed away …
Outcome: 04/08/14: The next of kin (NOK) will receive a NOK letter of notification.…
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA)
Reported as: LOS ANGELES CA - 691
Issue: … personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) with a roommate who is discussing the Veteran on Facebook . …
Outcome: 06/24/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
Dayton VA Medical Center
Reported as: DAYTON OH - 552
Issue: On 05/27/14, the Privacy Officer (PO) was contacted by the Chief, Community & Public Affairs regarding a privacy incident. The chief informed the PO that a local news affiliate had recently contacted the Dayton VA Medical Center to report a…
Outcome: … . The Veteran stated that his wife posted information on her Facebook Page. It appears that she did in fact report this …
South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Reported as: VISN 16 Oklahoma City, OK
Issue: … VA employee posted on Facebook that he had meet one of the original dirty dozen veterans of WW II. The VA employee used the …
Outcome: Education was provided to staff that Veteran information was not to be shared in social networking sites. Human resources was included for the appropriate administrative action.…
Los Angeles Regional Benefit Office
Reported as: LOS ANGELES CA - 344
Issue: … posted information on FACEBOOK . Veteran A is concerned that her information is also lost to someone else. …
Outcome: … received wrong document. Veteran had contacted several congressional offices as well as posting the incident at Facebook . Veteran …
Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Reported as: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue: … accounts and on Facebook . Update: 03/29/13:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter, and Veteran B's next of kin will be sent a NOK notification letter. …
Outcome: Notification letters have been sent, investigation turned over to VAPD for action.