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John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 26, 2014. Also cited in 20 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000109708, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: POPLAR BLUFF MO - 657A4
Issue:
Veteran claims that his wife (with whom he is in a process of divorce and heated custody battle) called the hospital and was given the dates, time and nature of all his future appointments.
Outcome:
10/08/14: Awaiting update from the PO. 12/09/14: 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.