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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 23, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064019, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Ann Arbor, MI
Issue:
Veteran A returned the Release of Information CD that contained the information that she requested. The CD also contained PHI for Veteran B including full name, full SSN, and DOB. Update: 06/23/11:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Appropriate Release of Information (ROI) staff have been re-educated and the HAS/ROI Supervisor will review the current process of scanning patient information to CDs in response to Veteran/patient requests for information to resolve any immediate or ongoing issues relating to release of patient information, to prevent this type of error from reoccurring, and to ensure that ROI staff are providing timely and quality responses to Veteran/patient requests for information.