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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 14, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079170, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 San Juan, PR
Issue:
The Facility Management Support (FMS) Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC) reported finding three appointment lists of Veterans (5 Veterans total) in a printer. Update: 08/16/12:Five (5) Veterans will be sent a notification letter due to Protected Health Information being exposed.
Outcome:
Re address issue presented to CIO on July 15, 2010 to restrict printers only to specific areas according to the users workplaces. This would reduce the risks of Veterans privacy violations and would promote better practices at handling Veterans personal identifiable information (PII)