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Orlando VA Medical Center

ORLANDO FL - 675

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 20, 2015. Also cited in 44 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000115725, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: ORLANDO FL - 675

Issue:

A VAMC patient clinic appointment reminder letter for Patient A was mistakenly mailed to Patient B. The recipient came to the VAMC and reported the incident to a Program Support Assistant who in turn reported to the Privacy Officer (PO). Upon review of the letter, the PO noted it contains Patient A's full name and mailing address.

Outcome:

02/23/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.

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