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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 13, 2011. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064664, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Columbia, MO
Issue:
The end of shift report for one of the hospital wards was enclosed with the discharge documents for Veteran A. The report included the protected health information (PHI) of seven other Veterans. Veteran A returned the documents to VA via a letter dated 07/05/11 to the nurse manager of the ward. The nurse manager was on vacation and the incident was just reported to the Privacy Officer (PO). Further investigation to follow. Update: 07/12/11:Due to full SSN and medical information being exposed, seven (7) Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protections services.
Outcome:
PO will attend next staff meeting to review privacy issues and answer questions.