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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 March 17, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086873, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's appointment letter in the mail. The information on the appointment letter contained full name, last 4 digits of the SSN, and full address. It affected one Veteran and was outside of VA control more than 72 hours. The letter was destroyed by Veteran A. Update: NA
Outcome:
Re-educated staff on proper mailing of PHI