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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

CHICAGO HCS - 537

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 28, 2014. Also cited in 44 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000102114, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: CHICAGO HCS - 537

Issue:

Two patients slides and paper work that were packaged for shipping was left on top of the UPS box located on the first floor. The packages were not picked up by UPS. The package with the patients information is missing. the information contained the Veterans full name, full SSN, medical information, and other PII.

Outcome:

03/31/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that both Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.

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