Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 16, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110480, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
Veteran A received medication paperwork for Veteran B. The paperwork contained drug information and mailing address for Veteran B but the medication was never filled. Veteran A returned the medication paperwork to VA. Privacy will further investigate.
Outcome:
10/16/14: 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.