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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 November 29, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082970, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A picked up his funds for travel and once he left the campus he realized that he had also received a travel manifest which included the full name, full SSN, address, phone number and appointment information of 39 Veterans. Update: 11/29/12:Letters offering credit protection services will be sent to 39 Veterans.
Outcome:
Staff has been provided further education by the Privacy Officer to apply additional safeguards when handling patient information to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. The supervisor of the responsible employee has been provided information and will pursue any further action as necessary.