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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 1, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000072368, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's appointment letter. The information contained full name, DOB, and home address. It was not recovered and was out of VA control for greater than seventy-two hours. It involved one (1) patient. Update: 03/01/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Reeducated employees on importance of safeguarding PHI.