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James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 28, 2014. Also cited in 71 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000108495, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue:
VHA facility clinician inadvertently left a list containing three Veteran names and SSN's in a stack of handouts given to Veteran in a group setting. Veteran upon discovery returned to VHA staff.
Outcome:
08/28/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that three Veterans will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. 10/08/14: Further investigation revealed the event involved one document that had the names of 3 Veterans, one of which turned in the document and it had his information and 2 other Veterans. The information only included the Last name and Last 4 of SSN and daignosis of that Veteran and 2 other Veterans.