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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 4, 2015. Also cited in 64 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000120407, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Issue:

A VA employee from the Lecanto Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) emailed and stated he spoke to Veteran A by phone who called in and stated he received two additional results notification letters in his mail that belonged to Veterans B and C. He was advised to mail letters back to clinic, but replied he would take them to the Villages CBOC.

Outcome:

06/04/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that two Veterans will be sent a notification letter.

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