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Mountain Home VA Medical Center

MOUNTAIN HOME TN - 621

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 31, 2014. Also cited in 20 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000113385, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: MOUNTAIN HOME TN - 621

Issue:

The Chief Optometry called the Privacy Officer (PO) stating that he had received mail back from the Veteran stating that it had been mailed to the wrong Veteran.

Outcome:

01/07/15: 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.

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