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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 22, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000075864, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Detroit, MI
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's appointment notification letter which contained Patient B's full name, social security number, address and appointment dates. Patient A shredded the information and notified Employee A who was on duty. Update: 05/23/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Section Chief and Supervisor of appropriate unit notified of mishandling of mail and written response received on 5-22-12 that re-training will be conducted with all staff handling mail to Veterans to ensure that all letters are double checked and matched with envelopes to ensure correctness , i.e. prior to envelopes being sealed and mailed. CM letter completed, mailed to Veteran and redacted copy uploaded to attachments.