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NORTH CAROLINAAccidentalHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Fayetteville VAMC

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jun 14, 2013

To disclose

—

Affected

1,093

Confidence

96%
Full breach record for Fayetteville VAMC →

Fayetteville VA Medical Center (Fayetteville VA Medical Clinic Optical Shop) reported to HHS on 2013-06-14 a Theft/improper disposal incident affecting 1,093 individuals. From January to April 2013, consultation reports containing patients' names, SSNs, birthdates, addresses, and phone numbers were placed in a recycling bin rather than the shred bin. Breached information was on Paper/Films. The CE notified affected individuals, offered credit monitoring, shredded documents, retrained staff, and sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR obtained assurances of completed corrective actions.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified
⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline

Jan 1, 2013

Begins

Jun 14, 2013

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,093 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.