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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 October 30, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081779, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
On October 19, 2012, Veteran A, while at the VA Chattanooga Outpatient Clinic, received a print-out of his appointment profile. When he got home, he discovered on the back of his appointment profile was a consultation sheet belonging to Veteran B. Veteran A had a return appointment on 10/30/12 and reported this incident along with returning Veteran B's paperwork. Update: 10/31/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, as his full SSN was disclosed.
Outcome:
CM letter prepared and mailed on 11/5/12.It was determined the Nurse involved in this incident is no longer employed by the VA. However, the Chief Medical Officer and Nurse Manager of this VA CBOC Clinic will provide education and a reminder in their next staff meeting to insure a quality check is performed prior to providing paperwork/documents to Veterans.