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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 8, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069454, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Bath, NY
Issue:
Patient A's lab results notification letter was included with information mailed to Patient B. Patient B called to let the facility know that he received information on Patient A. Patient B was asked to destroy the document or bring it in to his appointment on 12/27/11. Update: 12/08/11:Patient A will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Education provided to staff to take extra caution when stuffing the envelopes with notification letters.