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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 November 19, 2012. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082671, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
Patient A contacted the lab today (and the Privacy Officer (PO) subsequently talked with him) to notify us that he received a lab order for Patient B. The patient who received it is seen in Yuma. He is going to return the document to the Yuma Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and they will send it to the PO via courier. This incident affects one patient. Update: 11/20/12:Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as his full SSN and medical information was disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 11 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 11 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
We have provided additional training to staff to ensure this type of incident does not occur in the future.