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Orlando VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 15, 2014. Also cited in 44 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000106586, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ORLANDO FL - 675
Issue:
Enrollment staff entered the wrong demographic information on a patient causing a change of address in Veterans A medical record. Another VA Medical Center forwarded a reminder appointment letter to the address listed for Veteran A. Veteran B received the appointment letter and notified the facility of the mistake. The appointment letter contained Veteran A full name, address, last 4 digits of SSN and clinic name and date of appointment. Veteran B stated that he destroyed the appointment letter.
Outcome:
07/16/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.