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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 January 6, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056787, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 San Juan, PR
Issue:
Nurse reported a missing Veteran's medical record. Record included name, SSN, and PHI. Update: PO state the clinic is the Inpatient Ward 5 A. The record been missing since 10/10/10. The last time someone handled or had possession of the record was 10/10/10. The record has not been found. The Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since his full SSN are on the documents.
Outcome:
Extra safeguards have been put in place.