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New Mexico VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 9, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110257, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue:
Veteran A provided compensation and pension (C&P) documents to the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) that were mailed to him by the Release of Information (ROI) which were for Veteran B. The documents included the cover letter from ROI.
Outcome:
10/09/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.