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Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 11, 2014. Also cited in 53 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000106410, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue:
A VA Social Worker believes a VA Employee disclosed medical records to an ex-spouse and mother of a Veteran without the Veteran's authorization. These were paper records, including the Veteran's name, address, full SSN, date of birth and protected health information (PHI).
Outcome:
07/18/14: The Privacy Officer (PO) spoke with the Employee. He stated the next of kin (NOK) told him the Veteran was a patient in the hospital. The NOK was listed on the Power of Attorney (POA), however the Veteran was never in the hospital or incapacitated. The PO educated the Employee on VA POA policy. This complaint was changed to an incident.