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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 16, 2012. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071866, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Albany, NY
Issue:
A Daily Travel schedule was found on the ground in the employee parking lot by a VA employee when parking his car. The schedule was folded. It was found near the VA vans. The schedule was dated 02/13/12 and was found the morning of 02/14/12. The schedule contains 22 Veterans' information, including their full name, last 4 digits of the SSN, full address, diagnosis and reason for travel arrangements. Update: 02/16/12:Letters of notification will be sent to 22 Veterans.
Outcome:
Notification letters sent out to Veterans and one NOK. Entire staff of drivers educated on the importance of protecting PHI and PII. Travel immediately deleted the inclusion of the last four SSN from their Daily travel document.