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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 21, 2014. Also cited in 34 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110688, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: HOUSTON TX - 580
Issue:
Employee complained about receiving documents from the worker's comp office that contained a form with another employee's full name and date of accident.
Outcome:
10/22/14: 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.