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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(ECHCS)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 28, 2014. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103415, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: EASTERN COLORADO HCS - 554
Issue:
A Veteran received another Veterans appointment letter while making an appointment at the desk at a community out based clinic. The veteran did not realize the error until they left the clinic. The letter contained the other veterans name, address, and last four numbers of the SSN.
Outcome:
04/28/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.