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Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 25, 2013. Also cited in 53 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000096234, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue:
At approximately 4:15 PM on 10/24/13, VA Employee A attempted to fax two forms that contained protected information on two Veterans (name, DOB, SS#) from the Akron Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) internally to a fax at Cleveland VAMC. VA Employee A misdialed the number and the fax was completed. VA Employee B, the intended recipient, reported the incident on 10/25/13. The fax was accidently sent to Euclid High School. The documents were shredded by the Euclid High School employee.
Outcome:
10/28/13: the two Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.