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Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
44 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
May 31, 2013
Reported as: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue: A Veterans wife received a card by mail addressed to her husband. The wife contacted the Greenville CBOC and spoke with a Medical Support Assistant (MSA). The MSA retrieved the Veterans Information and scheduled a nursing appointment as requested by…
Outcome: 05/31/13: The Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter. 07/12/13: The Privacy Officer notified the Veteran Verbally. The Privacy Officer and the supervisor of the clinic have spoken to the Veteran to resolve the situation. No letter is necessary…
May 24, 2013
Reported as: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue: Veteran A inadvertently received Veteran B's Exit Note as she was being discharged from the Dorn VAMC Women's Clinic. When Veteran A discovered the incident, she immediately contacted the Dorn VAMC Women's Clinic LPN to report the incident. Veteran A…
Outcome: 05/24/13: Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as her full SSN and medical information were disclosed.…
May 24, 2013
Reported as: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue: On 4/30/2013, a Dorn VAMC Womans Clinic LPN received a telephone call from a technician with a local Image Care office in Columbia, SC . The Technician informed the LPN that Veteran A presented to Image Care for a transvaginal/pelvic…
Outcome: 05/24/13: Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as her full SSN and medical information was sent to Veteran A.…
May 22, 2013
Reported as: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue: The New Reporter contacted the Dorn VAMC to inform the Public Affairs Officer that Veteran #1 provided him with PHI, which was intended for four other Veterans. The News Reporter provided the names of the four Veterans and informed the…
Outcome: 05/23/13: Due to full SSN and medical information being exposed, Four Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services. 06/05/13: This was determined to be HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.…