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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 1, 2014. Also cited in 34 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000106004, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: HOUSTON TX - 580
Issue:
A Veteran sent a complaint to her Congressman that the MEDVA MC ROI staff in processing her request to provide information to her employer sent more information than she authorized and that the documents were faxed instead of being mailed.
Outcome:
07/03/14: This is being investigated. 08/11/14: 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.