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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 29, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073483, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Togus, ME
Issue:
An employee called Veteran A to report his labs, only to be told that a consult request on Veteran B had mistakenly been mailed to his house this week. The request included Veteran B's SSN and address and medical information regarding infectious disease. Update: 03/29/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
Letter was mailed to Veteran; Education was provided to staff.