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Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 4, 2015. Also cited in 54 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000119011, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MINNEAPOLIS MN - 618
Issue:
A Medical Records Clerk sent Veteran B's accounting of disclosure statement to an attorney's office. The attorney returned the information along with a letter stating it was Veteran A's file they requested.
Outcome:
05/04/15: 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.