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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

HOUSTON TX - 580

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 7, 2015. Also cited in 34 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000119182, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: HOUSTON TX - 580

Issue:

A VA employee reported providing the date and time of next appointment to daughter who was not listed as Power of Attorney. No other information was provided.

Outcome:

05/07/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that no data breach has occurred. There was Personally Identifiable Information (PII) involved, but not the required criteria for credit protection services or HIPAA notification.

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