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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 March 2, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000072428, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
A VA FEE Basis clerk received a call that a Veteran's widow had received two letters containing information on a total of three patients. The letters contained the patients' names and partial SSN and protected health information. Update: 03/05/12:The three patients will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Employees in the responsible area reminded to use caution when preparing documents for mailing.