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Mountain Home VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 11, 2013. Also cited in 20 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000090462, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MOUNTAIN HOME TN - 621
Issue:
The Union on behalf of employee mailed an appeal package to the Undersecretary of Health. The package contained progress notes of one Veteran. When the Director's Office received a copy of the package, they realized that the full patient identifying information and the progress note were in the package.
Outcome:
06/16/13: The Veteran will receive a letter of notification due to Protected Health Information being disclosed.