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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 8, 2013. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086559, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 St. Cloud, MN
Issue:
Received notification from the postal service that an envelope of documents was damaged in transit. Update: 03/08/11:The patient's full SSN was possibly disclosed, so credit protection services will be offered.
Outcome:
Obtained copies from Postal Service. Assured those not retrieved were destroyed. Credit monitoring offered to Veteran.