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New Mexico VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 15, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000106583, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue:
A Clerk in Release of Information Section released 7332 information without appropriate authority via fax to community provider's (requestor's) office. The requestor called the Release of Information Office and demanded that we stop the fax transmission because it was a large fax and she did not request all of the records she was receiving; she wanted to know why she was receiving so many documents. Supervisor reported privacy violation to the facility Privacy Officer and fact-finding initiated.
Outcome:
07/16/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.