US VA Long Beach Healthcare System 2015 Technical Error (Q10828)
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A data breach risk event
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US VA Long Beach Healthcare System 2015 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2015
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Documents containing the personal information of veterans seeking treatment at the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Hospital may have been improperly disposed, Veterans Affairs officials said. Army veteran and hospital patient Paulnhu Nguyen said he found a large stack of patient records containing personal information, such as social security numbers, date of births and full names, in a dumpster by the hospital after his appointment on Thursday. When I threw the trash from my pocket in the dumpster, I took a look and observed files. It just didnt look right, Nguyen said. The 33-year-old said he flagged down a Veterans Affairs employee, who called the Veteran Affairs police to get the files and take a report. He hopes the issue is fully investigated and more oversight will be put in place. I w (English)
