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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 14, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000072812, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Houston, TX
Issue:
The Research Compliance Officer reported that a principal investigator self reported that while doing a self initiated review of research consent forms he discovered pages missing from two separate consent forms. The missing pages contain the Veteran's full name and last four of ssn. Update: 03/14/12:Two (2) Veterans will be sent a general notification letter.
Outcome:
The Principal Investigator has instituted measures so as to prevent recurrence of such incidents in the future. Twice monthly, the PI is meeting with the research team to discuss all aspects of study operations and to remind all staff members of proper procedures. Moving forward, spot checks will be performed periodically to ensure that consent processes and record retention requirements are adhered to.