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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 28, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073414, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's travel voucher in the mail. The information contained full name, full SSN and address. It was outside of VA control for more than 72 hours before it was recovered from the Veteran. It involves one Veteran. Update: 03/28/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Reminded employees the proper method for protecting PHI.