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VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 7, 2013. Also cited in 18 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000093047, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: RENO NV - 654
Issue:
Nurse sent a CODE 8 report, containing personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) through MyHealtheVet to unintended recipients. The email contained full name and last four digits of the SSN, with diagnosis and diagnostic report of eighty eight Veterans. The report also included full name, SSN, contact information, health insurance information and NOK contact information of 2 additional Veterans.
Outcome:
08/07/13: The 2 Veterans whose full SSN was compromised will receive letters offering credit protection services and the 88 other Veterans will receive HIPAA letters of notification.