Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Disclosed Jul 17, 201412 years ago500 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE) sent a batch of 500 generic letters to its members informing them of a new community based outpatient clinic opening that erroneously caused another member’s full name and address to appear on the back side of the document. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and it also posted a notice on its website. To prevent a similar breach from happening in the future, the CE implemented a quality assurance check for batch mail. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
What is known
| People affected | 500 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 17, 2014 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Health Plan, MN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 17, 2014 | 500 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.