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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 March 10, 2014. Also cited in 34 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000101410, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: HOUSTON TX - 580
Issue:
A VA Physician gave a written prescription to Veteran A. The prescription contained Veteran B's full name and last four digits of the SSN and prescription name.
Outcome:
03/04/14: The Incident Resolution Team (IRT) determined that Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification, since his protected health information (PHI) was disclosed.