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Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 23, 2012. Also cited in 129 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070925, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 22 Long Beach, CA
Issue:
On 01/19/12, Veteran A was given the written test results of Veteran B by a staff member in the reception area. Update: 01/23/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as his full SSN and medical information was disclosed inappropriately.NOTE: There were a total of 22 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 21 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
All staff members were reminded to double check identification of patients whenever PHI is communicated and to review TMS training addressing Information Privacy.