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VA Illiana Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 14, 2014. Also cited in 19 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000102800, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ILLIANA HCS (DANVILLE) - 550
Issue:
A Veteran received a results letter in the mail with his information and included in the envelope was a results letter for another Veteran. The Veteran returned the letter which did not belong to him to an LPN at the CBOC. The LPN notified the communication center who notified the Privacy Officer.
Outcome:
04/14/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.