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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 19, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069773, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Tampa, FL
Issue:
Veteran A received the discharge instructions for Veteran B while checking out of a clinic after his procedure. A VA employee handed Veteran A six pages of which one page belonged to Veteran B. The paperwork contained Veteran B's name, full SSN, date of birth and health information. Update: 12/19/11:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 39 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 38 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:
Incident reported to Nurse Manager for staff awareness.