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St. Cloud VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 7, 2015. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000117750, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ST. CLOUD MN - 656
Issue:
Veteran/Employee A received a notification on their pathology result and included in the envelope was Veteran B's consultation request (5 page document). Veteran/Employee A turned the information in to the privacy Officer (PO).
Outcome:
04/08/15: 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. 04/10/15 Update: The information also contained full SSN, therefore the Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.