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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 October 26, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068018, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's lab letter. The protected health information (PHI) included Patient B's full name, address and lab results. The Privacy Officer (PO) was able to recover the letter but it was outside of VA control for greater than 72 hours. Update: 10/26/11:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
PO states re-education was provided for all staff of the service. We were unable to determine who mailed it.