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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 29, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070158, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
The supervisor took a printout home to contact Veterans. This list contained the names, addresses, phone numbers, and the last 4 of the SSN. The supervisor let his teenage son assist in calling the Veterans which meant the son saw Personally Identifiable Information. The son called three Veterans from the list. Update: 12/29/11:Three Veterans will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Aside from notifying the Veterans, we have updated our training awareness policy and conducted training in that area.