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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 30, 2013. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088686, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Topeka, KS
Issue:
An appointment letter for one Veteran got mixed up (was mis-mailed) to another Veteran. Recipient of the wrong information returned the letter to Social-Work(SW) Service. The SW immediately routed the information securely to the Privacy Office with the specifics. Update: 05/01/13:One Veteran will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.
Outcome:
Notification made to Department supervisor as well as staff who sent letter for quality improvement; action plan will be to double check all letters for accuracy prior to delivery. (Staffer immediately made corrective action in order for non-recipient to receive needed appointment letter information.)Additionally, notification letter sent to Veteran (see attachment tab.)