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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 8, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000112530, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
A Case Manager entered the wrong Veterans address in a Progress Note. The note was disclosed to the Veteran on a first party Release of Information (ROI) request dated 10/23/14. The only identifiable information disclosed was the address of another Veteran.
Outcome:
12/08/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that there was a policy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data Address only, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise.