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Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 18, 2015. Also cited in 28 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000119616, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALBANY NY - 528A8
Issue:
Veteran A is an inpatient. His family members reported to the Privacy Officer (PO) that the Doctor in charge when Veteran A was admitted disclosed information on 2 occasions to family members at the bedside as well as friends of family members. The Doctor disclosed that the Veteran had an HIV diagnosis.
Outcome:
05/20/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.