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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 October 30, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000111097, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: COLUMBIA SC - 544
Issue:
One page PDF file was attached and sent to the wrong person. E-mail was sent unencrypted and was sent to a contracting company and was meant to go to a CMS VA employee.
Outcome:
10/30/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.