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Orlando VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 13, 2014. Also cited in 44 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000107825, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ORLANDO FL - 675
Issue:
Information containing Personal Identity Verification (PIV) data of a former employee was inadvertently sent to a wrong address by Human Resources (HR). The address it was sent to is one of a current employee who notified our office that she had received it. The information sent included a Removal letter (which contained no PIV data); a Notice of FEGLI Conversion Privilege SF 2819 (which contained the former employees name and DOB); and Agency Letter of Insurance Status (which contained the former employees name, SSN; and DOB).
Outcome:
08/13/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that the former employee will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.