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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 June 30, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064329, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
A Veteran called and reported to the CBOC that a letter was received but the inside contents of the letter pertained to another person. The Veteran was advised to bring the mismailed document to the CBOC or send the envelope back to the address that was provided by the privacy office. The letter contained the other Veteran's full name, full SSN, and address. Update: 07/01/11:One Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Re-educating all staff to verify proper documents are placed in proper envelopes.