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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 January 11, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084536, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A reported to the Lee County VA Center's Release of Information (ROI) unit to address why recently requested records had not yet been received. Upon review of the information processed by ROI, it was determined that the information was mailed to the incorrect address. The address used was that in the system rather than the address provided by the requester. The information has not been recovered or returned by mail. Records included the Veteran's full name, full SSN and radiology impression. Update: 01/11/13:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Additional safeguards have been implemented to protect sensitive personal information and staff are to apply these safeguards when processing requests and handling individually identifiable information. In addition, our system has been updated to reflect the Veteran's correct address.