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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 24, 2015. Also cited in 44 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000121310, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CHICAGO HCS - 537
Issue:
VA Physician Provider forwarded Veteran A's protected health information (PHI) to another Provider via a personal email address which included Veteran A's full name, last 4 digits of the SSN and Physician names.
Outcome:
06/25/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.