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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 September 7, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066549, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Phoenix, AZ
Issue:
Employee A mailed lab results to the wrong address, which contained Veteran full SSN and medical information. Update: 09/12/11:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Supervisor contacted to provide education to employee about checking documents to send out and to record disclosures of PHI. Confirmation of education pending. Supervisor has counseled employee regarding event and double checking of envelope mailings of medical records. He also re-educated his staff on the correct protocol for logging of disclosures.