Spokane VA Medical Center

Spokane VA Medical Center (SVAMC), the covered entity (CE), discovered a laptop missing during its annual inventory. The breach affected 3,275 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, as well as clinical information. Following the breach, the covered entity conducted an investigation and placed a cable lock on the replacement laptop. Additionally, OCR’s investigation resulted in the covered entity improving its security safeguards.