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Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 19, 2012. Also cited in 129 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070848, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 22 Los Angeles, CA
Issue:
A VA employee accidently handed Veteran A's DD 214 to Veteran B. The DD214 was returned to the VA employee by Veteran B within 15 minutes. The person or Veteran that the DD214 belongs to was with the VA employee the entire time that this happened and is aware that this occurred. Update: 01/20/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
The employee who reported the incident and contacted the privacy officer is aware that to report any violations such as this to the privacy officer and to try to avoid any further inadvertent disclosures in the future when handling sensitive information.