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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 15, 2013. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085843, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Temple, TX
Issue:
The ISO reported that they had been contacted by a Prosthetics staff member who was reporting a contracting officer had faxed 123 pages of information belonging to two Veterans, containing the full SSN, Home address, telephone number and miscellaneous medical information to two vendors. The information contained medical information that is not normally released. The PO instructed the Prosthetics staff to contact the vendors in an effort to retrieve the information. Update: 02/13/13:Two (2) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The information was retrieved from the vendor and destroyed. The employee who caused the error was required to complete Privacy and HIPPA training for educational purposes. Credit monitoring letters were completed and forwarded to the Veterans that were affected by this disclosure.