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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 30, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067325, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's appointment letter. It was double stuffed. The PHI included Full Name, Last 4 of SSN, address and name of clinic. The information was on one patient and out of VA control for > 72 hours. Update: 09/30/11:Patient B will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Training was not provided... However, we modified the routing slip to reduce the sensitivity and amount of PHI on the form.