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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 8, 2011. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000060689, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 St. Cloud, MN
Issue:
Veteran A's Fee Referral Consultation sheet was stapled to the back of Veteran B's paperwork. When Veteran B discovered he was in possession of another Veteran's paperwork, he mailed it back to the medical center. The consultation included Veteran A's name, full SSN and protected health information. Update: 04/11?11:Veteran A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
All staff in the care unit where this issue originated were spoken with about the necessity of ensuring they are validating that the documents they are sending or giving to Veterans actually belong to them. They were educated about doing a page by page review of the documents and using a highlighter to mark the name on each page.