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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 26, 2013. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087202, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Detroit, MI
Issue:
A stack of documents was found which included a patient's full name, date of birth, full social security number, contact information, and very detailed information about the patient's medical and psychiatric care in numerous facilities including the JDD VAMC. These documents were found on a table outside of an office in mental health, which is used to keep treatment manuals and other useful documents to which patients are encouraged to help themselves. Update: 03/26/13:The Patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The Supervisor is pursuing disciplinary action against the staff person responsible for this incident and will also have them re-take Privacy Awareness training.