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Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center

MILWAUKEE WI - 695

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 16, 2014. Also cited in 69 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000112934, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: MILWAUKEE WI - 695

Issue:

Patient A received his lab letter and the lab letter for Patient B. The recipient will be sending the inappropriate disclosure back. The date the letters were sent to Patient A is unknown at this time.

Outcome:

12/17/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Patient B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.

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