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New Mexico VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 10, 2015. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000115292, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue:
Veteran employee reported and turned in a mailed notice of fee-basis appointment letter which contained his information as well as Veteran B's appointment/authorization information. The appointment information included full name of the Veteran, mailing address and last 4 digits of SSN as well as condition/diagnosis as reason for appointment.
Outcome:
02/10/15: 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.