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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 6, 2011. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066485, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Marion, IL
Issue:
Veteran A, who is a patient/employee at this facility, reported that on09/02/11, he received an appointment reminder letter which contained Veteran B's anticoagulation education note. Veteran A returned the mis-mailed documents to ththe Privacy Officer (PO) on 09/06/11. Update: 09/06/11:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
Education has been provided to staff and process has been reviewed and revamped to lessen the likelihood of future incidents of this nature. Anti-coag education letters will no longer contain full SSN and full DOB. Staff will remove this portion of the CPRS printout. Credit monitoring letter was mailed to Veteran on 09/22/2011.