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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 6, 2015. Also cited in 18 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116347, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PALO ALTO CA - 640
Issue:
A letter and pre-filled Release of Information (ROI) Form 10-5345 containing Veteran A's full name, last 4 digits of the SSN, home address and office visit date was sent to two Veteran's switching their addresses.
Outcome:
03/06/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.