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Asheville VA Medical Center

ASHEVILLE NC - 637

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 9, 2015. Also cited in 16 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000115073, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: ASHEVILLE NC - 637

Issue:

VHA employee accidently picked up protected health information (PHI) from her desk and included it in a package mailed under tele-health program (PHI-Consult) to the wrong patient. The recipient is a Veteran and states she will secure the PHI and return it to the facility.

Outcome:

02/09/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.

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