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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 19, 2012. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074367, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 St Louis, MO
Issue:
Veteran A returned medical record documents from Veteran B's medical record that he had received in mail along with copies of the medical documents he had requested. Update: 04/19/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee counseled by Supervisor and Program Manager, procedures reviewed for improvement.