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VA Healthcare System (VISN 10)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 23, 2012. Also cited in 119 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078148, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 10 Columbus, OH
Issue:
Facility management notified the acting Privacy Officer that they had received a phone call from Veteran A (a family member), who indicated that they were notified by Veteran B by letter that Veteran A's information was mailed to them to include information regarding a recent nursing home stay. Veteran A's full name, SSN, and medical information was disclosed. Update: 07/23/12:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 20 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 19 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Scanning staff counseled on checking each page of any multiple page scanning "jobs". Credit monitoring letter sent to patient. SAL/PO