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Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 25, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103339, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue:
Veteran A presented to the Privacy Office at the Dorn VA Medical Center to inform the Privacy Officer (PO)that she received her medical records by mail on 04/22/14, but she was surprised to see forty four pages of medical records which were intended for Veteran B included in the same envelope. The medical records were mailed to Veteran A by a Release of Information (ROI) Technician. Veteran B's medical records were returned to the Dorn VA Medical Center.
Outcome:
04/25/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed. Neither full SSN nor date of birth were disclosed.