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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 July 18, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064790, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
A Veteran called into report that a letter was received in the mail from the VA and in the letter was the information of another Veteran. Update: 07/18/11:One Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
Service line management has indicated they will coordinate training with the PO and review the process that led to this error. Employee training sign-in sheets were received.