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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 8, 2012. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000075227, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Temple, TX
Issue:
At approximately 2:30 PM on 05/07/12, a Veteran/Patient stopped by the Information Security office to report that he just left x-ray and saw Patient B's Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on a little console screen in the x-ray room. The Veteran saw Patient B's full name, date of birth, and full social security number. Update: 05/08/12:Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
BioMed staff disconnected the offending displays so they do not light up and will no longer display patient information.