US Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center 2013 Technical Error (Q13416)
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A data breach risk event
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US Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center 2013 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2013
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he Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla is offering free credit monitoring for up to 1,519 veterans whose personal information, including social security numbers, was inadvertently emailed to an external education partner on Nov. 1. #VA places the highest priority on safeguarding the personal information of our veterans, said Medical Center Director Brian Westfield. When an incident such as this is discovered, we will immediately take prompt remedial action such as notification to the veteran even if the risk to veterans is very slight. #The email and its attachment were recovered within 10 minutes of being sent. Walla Walla VA Privacy Officer Laurie Beauchamp investigated the incident, and reported the external education partner is held in high regard. I am co (English)
