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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 23, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079487, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Miami, FL
Issue:
Veteran patient was discharged after an outpatient surgery and provided a packet with post operative instructions. After a few weeks, the Veteran was going to dispose of the information when he realized that at the end of his packet was an OR schedule with several patients listed. The Veteran patient will be mailing in the document to the VA today. Update: 08/29/12:The schedule listed the name, full SSN, age, diagnosis, anesthesiologist and surgeon's name for 14 patients. Each patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Education provided to nursing staff of the recovery area. Awareness about printed documents and picking up information from printer in a timely matter was discussed.