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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 28, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000080612, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Philadelphia, PA
Issue:
Veteran A's medical records were inadvertently included with Veteran B's records when both Veterans requested copies of their medical records. The records included Veteran A's name, address, full SSN, date of birth, and protected health information (PHI) Update: 09/28/12:Veteran A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Staff educated and counseled about preventing this type of incident.