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Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 27, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000108433, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's appointment letter in the mail. The letter had Veteran B's full name, address, partial SSN, and appointment type. Veteran A received the letter on 05/15/14 and returned the letter to the VHA on 05/31/14.
Outcome:
08/27/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification, since his protected health information (PHI) was compromised.