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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 11, 2013. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087815, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Oklahoma City, OK
Issue:
A Veteran's wife called and stated that her husband's appointment letter contained appointment letters for two other Veterans. The Veteran's wife stated she destroyed the letters. This was caused by a machine in the mail room pulling more than one letter at a time. Update: 04/11/13:Two Veterans will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
This was a malfunction of machinery that takes appointment letters, places the letters in an envelope and seals it. The machinery was pulling more than one page at a time and it was repaired.