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James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 28, 2015. Also cited in 71 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000114449, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue:
A Primary Care nurse sent a Secure Message to Veteran A which belonged to Veteran B. The message is part of the Secure Message program and cannot be recalled or deleted. Veteran A indicates he will do nothing with the information and will delete it when system allows.
Outcome:
01/28/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.