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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 10, 2013. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084506, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Wichita, KS
Issue:
A Veteran received his appointment letter. Within the envelope was also lab results of five different Veterans. When this discrepancy was discovered by recipient, he returned the mismailed documents to the VA. Update: 01/10/13:Five Veterans will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
Responsible employee re-educated on responsibility of ensuring strict security when mailing out letters. Notification letters sent to affected Veterans. Recommend incident be closed.