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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 25, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088496, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
On 04/24/13, Veteran A was seen in the Emergency Room (ER), Nashville Campus, and referred to the Mental Health (MH) clinic as a walk-in. Upon arrival in MH, Veteran A noticed the ER had given him a wristband which belonged to Veteran B. The wristband contained Veteran B\xe2\x80\x99s full name, full SSN, and DOB. Veteran A returned the wristband to MH staff who reported the incident to the Privacy Officer (PO). Update: 04/25/13: Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. 05/22/13: This was determined to be non-HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.
Outcome:
5/8/13 - PO found: The Clerk, ER, did not check for accuracy before issuing the wristband to Veteran A. Appropriate action will be taken to include re-educating the clerk on the importance of checking documents for accuracy before issuing. HIPAA notification letter mailed. PO requests ticket be closed. 5/15/13 - PO requests ticket be closed. 5/17/13 - HIPAA letter mailed on 5/8/13. Please close ticket.