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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 23, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070008, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
USPS returned two medications that came loose in the mail to the Tucson CMOP. They were scuffed but the labels were still intact. It is unknown where they were and for how long. It is unknown who saw them after they fell out of the padded envelope. Update: 12/27/11:Two (2) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services due to full name, full SSN and PHI being exposed.
Outcome:
We have provided retraining for staff regarding the proper way to ship patient information in a more secure manner.