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Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 28, 2014. Also cited in 104 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103426, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NASHVILLE TN - 626
Issue:
Veteran A returned a Patient Notification Letter to the Columbia Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) which belonged to Veteran B. Veteran A stated the information was inadvertently included in an envelope mailed to him.
Outcome:
04/28/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.