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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 January 31, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057677, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 West Palm Beach, FL
Issue:
Medical information (one veteran) was inappropriately faxed to a non-medical office. Update: 01/31/11:Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since his full SSN and DOB were exposed.
Outcome:
Letter mailed to veteran 2/24/2011. IRCT notified so that ticket may be closed.