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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 21, 2011. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069882, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Walla Walla, WA
Issue:
The Privacy Officer (PO) received a call from Veteran a who reported that he had received information that was not his. Veteran A was asked to bring this information in to WWVAMC. This was brought in on 12/21/11. It contained Veteran B's name, address, full SSN, date of birth and protected health information (PHI). Update: 12/21/11:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Education provided to the team clerk.