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Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 24, 2014. Also cited in 104 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000101897, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NASHVILLE TN - 626
Issue:
The Privacy Officer received a telephone call from Veteran A who called to report that when he received a Patient Notification Letter of Test Results in the mail for him, he also noticed he received the same type of letter concerning another Veteran (Veteran B). PO made arrangements for Veteran A to mail that letter back to the PO. Information of Veteran B contained on the letter included Full name, address and lab results.
Outcome:
03/24/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.