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Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 1, 2014. Also cited in 13 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103570, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHILADELPHIA PA - 642
Issue:
A Veterans medical records were received by an outside agency. The agency hand delivered the medical records to the facility. The agency searched their database and found no record of the Veteran.
Outcome:
05/05/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that there was a policy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise.