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Atlanta VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 9, 2015. Also cited in 15 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000120559, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: DECATUR GA - 508
Issue:
Two Veterans received fecal occult blood test (FOBT) cards in the mail. One veteran opened his card and there was another Veteran's name inside with positive results. The other Veteran opened his card and found two other Veterans names' and positive results inside.
Outcome:
06/09/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that three (3) Veterans will be sent HIPAA notification letters due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.