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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 29, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073480, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A was given copies of medical bills that belonged to deceased Patient B.Patient B is now deceased. Patient A has returned all documents. Update: 03/29/12:Notification letters will be sent to Patient B's next of kin.
Outcome:
Employee reminded to use caution when handling documents containing PII/PHI.