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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 6, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078795, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Detroit, MI
Issue:
Veteran A received a letter with the name and medical diagnosis information that belonged to Veteran B. Update: 08/06/12:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter since his medical information was disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 22 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 21 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The supervisor has conducted training with all staff on the need to review all documents before mailing to insure mis-mailings do not occur.