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Manchester VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 22, 2014. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110708, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MANCHESTER NH - 608
Issue:
A Provider had a meeting last Friday in the training and education room and left paperwork on 2 patients sitting in this room. It was found on Tuesday by a VA employee and handed into the Business Officer and reported to the backup Privacy Officer (PO). This information included full name, date of birth, medical information, insurance information (1 patient), and last 4 of SSN.
Outcome:
10/22/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that two (2) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services due to full name and date of birth being exposed.