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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: PSETS0000116961, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue:
The Patient Transfer Center mailed an appointment letter to Veteran A. An appointment letter for Veteran B was accidentally put in the same envelope. This letter contained Veteran B's name, address and type of appointment that he was scheduled for.
Outcome:
03/20/15: 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.