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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 6, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056785, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 San Juan, PR
Issue:
Veteran Record reported missing from CLC. Name, SSN, and PHI were included in record. Update: 01/10/11:PO states CLC stands for Community Living Center (Nursing Home). The record has been missing since 03/23/10. The record is still missing. The Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since his full SSN was on the documents.
Outcome:
Privacy Officer advised the Service Chief to create an SOP for the filing of the CLC records and retrain the nurses.