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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 November 5, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081970, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's medication in the mail. The protected health information (PHI) that was compromised included Veteran B's full name, last four digits of the SSN and date of birth. The Information was outside of VA control for less than 72 hours and involved one Veteran. Update: 11/05/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 82 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 81 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Staff was reminded to be more careful when handling PHI.