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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of Veterans Affairs Data Breach (2014)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

lowVERIS
Disclosed

September 23, 2014

4203 days ago

Records

6

Confirmed

Root Cause

Physical Breach

Industry

Government

Description

Patient B_s name and type of medical supply was compromised. Patient A reported the incident to the Muskogee VA Medical Center and a replacement has been requested for Patient B. Dallas Consolidated Mail Patient A received a Medline Industries medical supply intended for Patient B. Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) investigation concludes that this was a Medline packing error. The packing error has been reported to Medline for investigation and corrective action.

United States Department of Veterans Affairs Data Breach (2014) - 6 Records | ExposedMap