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VA Healthcare System (VISN 10)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 7, 2011. Also cited in 119 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058017, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 10 Cleveland, OH
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B discharge summary. Patient B was contacted by the patient representative to ensure they received the correct discharge summary. Patient representative contacted Patient A and stated Patient B did not receive their discharge summary. Update: 02/16/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
During my interview with the employee I educated them on how to prevent this type of situation from happening. Also I informed them of reporting incidents such as this one to the Privacy Officer. They were also informed that it is not appropriate to dispose evidence.