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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 April 26, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061571, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A received a copy of Veteran B's application for benefits. The information (full SSN, DOB, full name) was mismailed by an employee in health administration. Update: 04/26/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
All eligibility staff for Bay Pines VAHCS was spoken with on this privacy violation, the staff directly involved was counseled by supervisor and additional education was offered by the Privacy Officers. A credit monitoring letter was provided to the Veteran whose information may have been compromised.