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VA Western New York Healthcare System at Batavia
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 6, 2014. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000105067, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: WESTERN NEW YORK HCS - 528A4
Issue:
During a Release of Information (ROI) audit, the Privacy Officer (PO) noted that ROI had released a note that contained a 7332 protected diagnosis to an outside provider's office in response to a written request. No authorization to release 7332 was included in request.
Outcome:
06/06/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.