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Birmingham VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 31, 2015. Also cited in 26 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000117394, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: BIRMINGHAM AL - 521
Issue:
The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) Privacy Officer (PO) was notified by an employee of the BVAMC Call Center that Veteran/Patient A contacted the Call Center to express concern that Veteran B's appointment information was included with Veteran/Patient A's appointment information. Veteran/Patient A stated the two appointment letters were stuck together.
Outcome:
03/31/15: 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.