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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

CHICAGO HCS - 537

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 6, 2014. Also cited in 44 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000105095, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: CHICAGO HCS - 537

Issue:

A Veteran employee was notified by another employee that she was informed he had been admitted into the hospital by a former employee in his old service unit.

Outcome:

06/09/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that the Veteran employee will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.

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