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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 8, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068438, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
Staff found six wristbands in a locker that had been taken off a ward and was in storage. All six had been patients on the same ward where locker had previously been. Update: 11/08/11:One (1) Patient will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed. Five (5) Next-of-Kin notifications will need to be sent due to five of the patients being deceased.
Outcome:
All furniture is checked before being moved for storage for any PHI PII being left behind.