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Manchester VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 22, 2015. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000121130, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MANCHESTER NH - 608
Issue:
A Veteran's daughter-in-law contacted the AOD and stated that her father-in-law received another Veteran's prescriptions in the mail. The name was very similar. The Eligibility clerk changed the address and telephone number on the wrong Veteran.
Outcome:
06/22/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.