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Manchester VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 24, 2013. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000095023, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MANCHESTER NH - 608
Issue:
A Veteran patient reported to another department that he had received the wrong patient's information. This information has not been forwarded to the Privacy Officer (PO) as of yet.
Outcome:
09/24/13: Awaiting updated information from the PO. 09/30/13: Information has not been received by the PO yet. 10/23/13: Paperwork received by PO from the department that received it from the patient. The PO indicates that name, date of birth, full SSN and protected health information was disclosed. The patient will receive a letter offering credit protection services.