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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 September 4, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079802, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Clarksburg, WV
Issue:
Veteran A received a letter intended for Veteran B. The letter contained Veteran B's full name and address. Update: 09/04/12:The letter was a Fee approval for Home Care Services. Due to full name and address being exposed, Veteran B will be sent a general notification letterNOTE: There were a total of # Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other # are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The Fee Department was educated by their supervisor about the importance of checking letters before they are placed into the envelopes.