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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 17, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074278, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Jackson, MS
Issue:
A VA employee included a union representative on an email that contained a Veteran's personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) Update: 04/18/12:The Veteran will be sent a notification letter, due to PHI being disclosed.
Outcome:
Individual directed to take PA refresher training. Supervisor responded that individual will received counseling as well regarding the protection of PII/PHI.