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VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 17, 2012. Also cited in 130 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077952, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 12 Milwaukee, WI
Issue:
Clinic disclosed Veteran's appointment information to granddaughter over the phone after she was able to provide the Veteran's last four numbers of his SSN. Update: 07/31/12: The Veteran will be sent a notification letter due to PHI disclosed to an unauthorized individual.
Outcome:
The Clinic manager spoke with the employee about the correct procedure for disclosing information over the phone. Clinic manager spoke with the Veteran about this matter and explained that this was not normal practice in the clinic and that she was educating staff on the correct procedure.