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VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network (VISN 3)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 17, 2011. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067746, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 03 Northport, NY
Issue:
Clerical error resulted in Veteran A receiving Veteran B's Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the mail and vice versa (Veteran B received Veteran A's PII). Information sent to Veterans A and B was the completed form 1010 EZ.. Veteran A hand carried Veteran B's form back to VAMC but Veteran B mailed back Veterans A's form and the facility has not received it in the mail as of yet. Update: 10/17/11:Veterans A and B will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
PO states we are conducting Privacy training sessions with the department from which the letters were sent. Veteran B mailed back Veterans A's form and it was received back to the facility on Tuesday 10/18/2011.