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Altoona - James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center

ALTOONA PA - 503

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 3, 2014. Also cited in 21 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000101142, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: ALTOONA PA - 503

Issue:

Veteran A reported he found Veteran B's medical report on a CD from Release of Information (ROI) that contained his military records. The information was scanned from his VA medical record. The information at risk included Veteran B's name, date of birth, partial SSN and protected health information (PHI).

Outcome:

03/03/14: Due to medical information and date of birth being exposed, the Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.

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