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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 30, 2013. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085223, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
A Veteran claims that a family member has been calling requesting information on him. He states someone at the VA had to have told her that he was being treated here. Update: 03/07/13:Per the Privacy Officer (PO), the Veteran's sister called the Social Worker (SW) to locate the Veteran due to a death in the family. The SW should have taken a message instead of confirming information. The Veteran will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
Education for staff.