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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 12, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083604, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Orlando, FL
Issue:
Veteran B's lab results were folded into the same envelope as Veteran A's lab results. Veteran A returned B's lab results to the nearest Outpatient Clinic (OPC). Both labs were dated 12/04/12. The facility suspects the Mailroom's Pitney-Bowes machine may have inadvertently stuck two pages together when the stack of test results were set up for automatic folding and stuffing. The facility is unable to recover the envelope, since that would have shown definitively the point of origin. Update: 12/13/12:Veteran B will receive a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
Mechanical problem with Pitney-Bowes machine. Contractor aware. Deemed transient problem. Will clerks will continue to fan paper before putting it in tray.