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Phoenix VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 26, 2014. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000101009, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
On 02/26/14, an Administrative Officer from a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) reported that Veteran Bs wife brought in documents belonging to 2 other Veterans. She reported that the documents were provided when he picked up medications at the CBOC on 01/30/14. The documents were recovered by the CBOC and provided to the Privacy Officer (PO). The documents contained the 2 Veterans' names and protected health information (PHI).
Outcome:
02/27/14: The Incident Resolution Team (IRT) determined that the 2 Veterans will receive HIPAA letters of notification.