- State
- DC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,193
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Washington D.C VA Medical Center, reported that an employee impermissibly sent the protected health information (PHI) of 1,193 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its employees regarding the HIPAA Rules.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.