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VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 17, 2012. Also cited in 130 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074274, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 12 Iron Mountain, MI
Issue:
A patient reported his medications had been tampered with when received by UPS. Medications were missing and the package was tampered with exposing patient information. This has been reported to police and Office of Inspector General (OIG). Update: 04/17/12:The patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to personally identifiable information being exposed.
Outcome:
Being handled legally and internally.