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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 7, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068391, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Tampa, FL
Issue:
Veteran/employee applying for medical retirement alleges VA mailed him another veteran's medical information. Update: 12/19/11:The information has been reviewed and nine other Veterans full SSNs were disclosed. All nine will be offered credit protection services.
Outcome:
The Assistant Service Chief reminded all staff to use caution when mailing items to employees. The employee responsible for this incident has relocated to another VA facility.