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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 1, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081858, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A Release of information (ROI) request from a local county jail was processed and released using the wrong Veteran's name and information. The Veterans last names are the same. The letter contained Veteran B's name, full SSN and protected health information (PHI). Update: 11/01/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Education has been provided to the employee responsible for the error. Credit Monitoring offer code/notification letter has been sent to the impacted Veteran.