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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 November 9, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082195, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 San Juan, PR
Issue:
While performing Environment of Care (EOC) rounds in the Surgical ICU area, a member of the team found a box full with documents pertaining to Veterans and employees under a sink. The box was left open and unattended in a lounge area shared by employees of the Surgical ICU and Dental Service. The documents were from 1999 to 2004. Update: 11/20/12:There is no restriction of the area. It is an open lounge. In total there are 163 cases divided as follows:1)75 Veterans with full name and full SSN2)41 Employees with full name and full SSN3)47 Employees with full name and partial SSN11/27/12:The DBCT decided that the 75 Veterans with full name and full SSN will get a letter offering credit protection services, the 41 employees with name and full SSN will get a letter offering credit protection services and the 47 employees with name and partial SSN will get general notification letter.
Outcome:
Appropriate corrective actions should be given to Employee A for violations of VHA Privacy Policy CM No. 00-12-15 according to the Sanctions Clause V.A.5 (a,c&e).