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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 1, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071267, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Boston, MA
Issue:
This ticket is being placed to address a complaint filed with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR 11-127758). The complaint by a family member alleges that they were given another Patient B's information along with their family member's information. The original complaint was investigated and addressed by the Medical Center Director's Office. A notification letter was mailed to the requestor on 10/29/11. At the time, the Privacy Officers did not receive notice regarding the mishandled information portion of the complaint. Update: 02/01/12:Patient B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Notification letter sent out to patinet on February 2, 2012.