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Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 17, 2013. Also cited in 28 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000094737, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALBANY NY - 528A8
Issue:
A VA employee found a paper 4 X 6 index card which contained a Veteran's full name, last 4 of SSN, DOB, protected medical information.
Outcome:
09/17/13: The Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being exposed.