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Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 24, 2014. Also cited in 104 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000112032, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NASHVILLE TN - 626
Issue:
Veteran A called the VA Maury County Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) to report that when he received a Patient Notification Letter of Test Results in the mail, he also received the same type letter belonging to Veteran B. Veteran A informed the CBOC that he placed the letter of the Veteran B in an envelope and mailed it to him. The Privacy Officer (PO) contacted Veteran A and he confirmed he did place the letter belonging to Veteran B in a separate envelope and mailed to his home address. Information of Veteran B included his full name, home address and the results of a laboratory test.
Outcome:
11/24/14: 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.