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VA Western New York Healthcare System at Batavia
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 11, 2015. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000120716, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: WESTERN NEW YORK HCS - 528A4
Issue:
A Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) employee left index cards at a Veteran's Home that had 10 Veterans' personally identifiable information (PII) on them. Upon noticing, the Veteran called HBPC and an HBPC employee went to the home to retrieve the information.
Outcome:
06/11/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that ten Veterans will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.