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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 June 11, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076577, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient As daughter returned Occult Stool sample cards that had been mailed to Patient As residence with Patient Bs name and full social security number printed on the cards. Update: 06/12/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employees reminded to use more caution when handling documents with PII.