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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 2, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071363, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Altoona, PA
Issue:
On or about 01/28/12, Veteran A received in the mail VA Form 10-5345 (Individuals' Request for a Copy of Their Own Health Information). The form contained Veteran B's full name, SSN, date of birth and home address. Veteran A returned the form to the medical center's Release of Information Office on 02/02/12. Update: 02/02/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Corrective action has been taken to improve the ROI process of mailing VA Forms 10-5345 and 10-5345a. Please see activity comments for further details.