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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 27, 2012. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073374, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Roseburg, OR
Issue:
Veteran A's lab reports were included in records sent to Veteran B. Update: 04/02/12:The Privacy Officer is waiting the return of the reports to determine what data was exposed. This will determine whether notification or credit protection services are required.04/10/12:Veteran A will receive a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
NOTIFIED CLERK AND SUPERVISOR OF ERROR. REVIEWED TRAINING AND PROCESSES. MAILED OUT CREDIT MONITORING LETTER.