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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 21, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061394, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Houston, TX
Issue:
The Research Compliance Officer reported during a recent compliance audit that an original consent form that had already been scanned into CPRS was missing. After scanning the original document, the Primary Investigator (PI) is supposed to maintain the original. The consent form contained the paint's name and full SSN. Update: 04/22/11:The patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
PI counseled about assuring original consent forms are maintained after being scanned into CPRS.