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Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 20, 2015. Also cited in 57 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116960, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue:
A clerk mailed an appointment letter to Veteran A. A template was used to create this letter. The clerk forgot to change the name of previous Veteran B who also received the letter. As a result, Veteran A received a letter with Vveteran B's name in it (last name only).
Outcome:
03/20/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that while there was an unauthorized access and/or disclosure of information, the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) involved, does not meet the criteria to require credit protection services or HIPAA notification.