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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 9, 2013. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087713, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 West Haven, CT
Issue:
A VA employee found a patient list in the parking lot at 6:45 AM this morning and gave it to the Privacy Officer (PO). The list was dry and in perfect condition indicating that it was recently dropped. Update: 04/15/13:Four (4) Patient will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Employees were reminded not to remove patient information.