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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 January 9, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084449, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A notified us that the records that he received from Release of Information (ROI) contained a note that belonged to Patient B. When the privacy Officer (PO) looked into it, she discovered that this note had been scanned into the wrong patient's record. The note contained Patient B's name, date of birth, full SSN and protected health information (PHI). Update: 01/09/13: Patient B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Scanning & ROI have been reminded of the need for caution when handling documents with PII.