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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 13, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085705, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Miami, FL
Issue:
The research compliance officer conducted an audit of a research protocol and found that a signed HIPAA authorization was not in the study file for one patient. The patient submitted a letter to the facility indicating that he remembered signing the HIPAA authorization and that the research team must have misplaced the document. The document could not be located. Update: 02/13/13:Due to the full SSN being at risk, Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
CM Letter was mailed to subject. He also signed a new HIPAA authorization.