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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 5, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086384, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Tampa, FL
Issue:
Veteran A was given Veteran B's discharge note and instructions. The information contained Veteran Bs full name, full SSN, date of birth and medical information. Update: 03/05/13:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee's service chief notified of incident and requested employee involved retake the Privacy and Information Rules of Behavior Training and HIPAA and to contact HRMS for appropriate disciplinary actions.