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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 3, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078759, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 West Haven, CT
Issue:
Veteran A received the appointment letters for 3 other Veterans and returned them to the Patient Advocate. The letters contained the name, address and medical information for the three Veterans. Update: 08/06/12:The three Veterans will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Referred to supervisor for corrective action, the documents was returned to the VA and destroyed.