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St. Cloud VA Health Care System

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St. Cloud VA Health Care System

44 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.

March 9, 2015

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veterans A's Veterans Personal Finance System (VPFS) Transactions statement was mis-mailed to the Veteran B's daughter.

Outcome: 03/10/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

March 9, 2015

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received Veterans B's lab results during one of his visits to the VA.

Outcome: 03/10/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

March 9, 2015

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A's Beneficiary Travel vouchers were mailed to Veteran B who notified the VA.

Outcome: 03/10/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

February 22, 2015

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received Veteran B's appointment reminder letter at his last appointment from a staff member.

Outcome: Data not available.

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

February 11, 2015

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received Veteran B's appointment letter in the envelope with their appointment letter.

Outcome: 02/18/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

December 29, 2014

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received Veteran B's medication. Veteran B's first and last name and medication information were compromised. No other personally identifiable information (PII) was present.…

Outcome: 12/29/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

December 15, 2014

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received a letter from an LPN at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) intended for Veteran B.

Outcome: 12/23/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

December 9, 2014

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Veteran A received Veteran B's fee basis denial letter. Veteran B's denial letter was included with Veteran A's denial letter. Veteran A and Veteran B have the same last name. The denial letters are exactly the same. Only the Veteran's…

Outcome: 12/10/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

October 31, 2014

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Employee A mailed a single sheet progress note of Veteran A to Veteran B. Veteran B immediately returned the progress note.

Outcome: 10/31/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

September 29, 2014

Reported as: ST. CLOUD MN - 656

Type: Violation

Issue: Two envelopes were prepared with medical records for Veteran A and Veteran B to take to their respective appointments. Veteran A received Veteran B's envelop and Veteran B received Veteran A's envelope. Veteran A took his envelope to a VA…

Outcome: 09/29/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veterans A and B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…

Location: ST. CLOUD MN - 656  —  Reporting Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs