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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 11, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077713, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Muskogee, OK
Issue:
Release of medical history found in smoke area that contained diagnosis, medication list full name of patient and DOB and full SSN. Update: 07/12/12:According to the Privacy Officer (PO) it is undetermined who left the information, so erring on the side of caution. Patient A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employees are aware of procedure to follow when patient documentation is found in public area.