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VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 5, 2012. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081982, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Hampton, VA
Issue:
A VA employee at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic printed an appointment letter for a veteran . The appointment letter was given to the boyfriend of the veteran by the employee without the verbal or written consent from the veteran. Update: 11/05/12:The Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as the full SSN was included and the Veteran is concerned.
Outcome:
The Chief of MHBS Services and the Privacy Officer provided training and education to the physician and the Health Administration Staff regarding the safeguarding of a Veteran's personally identifiable information. The physician acknowledged she will not discuss another's Veteran's health information with any of her patients regardless of the relationship. The Health Administration Staff was provided the Privacy Fact Sheet on the Use of Personally Identifiable Information. Fact Sheet January 2009 (Vol. 9 no. 3)