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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 September 20, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066935, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Saginaw, MI
Issue:
A clerk handed a beneficiary travel form for Patient A to Patient B. Five minutes later Patient B brought it back to the clerk. Update: 09/20/11:Patient A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
Credit monitoring letter has gone out. Staff have been educated. Supervisor was notified of incident.