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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 4, 2015. Also cited in 50 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116212, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS - 671
Issue:
The Patient Advocate received a complaint from a Veteran alleging that on 03/03/15, an ED Tech compromised his Patient Privacy information by asking him his personal identifiers and medical questions at the ED Check-In Window while another patient was in the Check-In Window office having vital signs taken. The Veteran claims that this other patient witnessed the exchange between him and the ER Tech.
Outcome:
03/09/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.