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VA Illiana Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 11, 2013. Also cited in 19 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000095747, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ILLIANA HCS (DANVILLE) - 550
Issue:
Clerk released a 7332 protected diagnosis on a problem list to a health care facility and to an ambulance service based upon the patient's authorization. Although the patient checked the 7332 box, they did not include an expiration date. When content requirements are incomplete, the authorization is invalid and the release of information based on that authorization is in violation.
Outcome:
10/31/13: The Veteran will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.