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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 September 26, 2013. Also cited in 28 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000095147, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALBANY NY - 528A8
Issue:
The Privacy Officer (PO) received a call from Veteran who stated that information from a clinic visit was shared with a friend of his outside the VA Hospital. The PO will investigate
Outcome:
09/30/13: The Veteran had been seen by the Audiologist and was prescribed hearing aides. The Veteran refused to accept the hearing aides and the Audiologist shared this with a friend of the Veteran in hopes that the friend would convince the Veteran to take the hearing aides. The Veteran is upset that the Audiologist shared his information. The Veteran will be sent a notification letter.