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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 9, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000072705, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's medication listing which included his full SSN. Both patients had been seen in the same clinic at the same time on 03/09/12. Both Patients had the same last name. Patient A shredded the list before it could be recovered. Update: 03/09/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employees reminded of the need for caution when handling documents with PII.