PAHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Jan 16, 2019bd_52cfc2499299a041
Lebanon VA Medical Center (Lebanon, PA) reported to HHS OCR on 2019-01-16 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,002 individuals. An employee inadvertently emailed a document containing PHI (names and clinical information) to an unintended recipient, potentially affecting 993 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Corrective actions included restricting document access for unintended recipients and staff retraining. OCR reviewed policies and procedures and obtained assurances of compliance.
Affected (this filing): 1,002
HHS notified