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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)

VISN 11 Ann Arbor, MI

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 12, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000083610, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: VISN 11 Ann Arbor, MI

Issue:

Patient A received a letter from his physician regarding an update on his condition and to notify him to schedule an appointment. In the same mailing envelope Patient A also received a Physician letter for Patient B and page 2 of patient letter for Patient C and Patient D. Patient B's letter included his full name and address. The page 2 documents for Patient's C and D did not include any patient identifiers. Update: 12/12/12:Patient B will be sent a notification letter.

Outcome:

Ambulatory Care Nurse Manager is working with staff to develop a process to be able to trace errors and identify which staff person made the error. The VA staff responsible for mailing patient information have been reminded that we are all responsible for protecting the privacy of our patients information and to take the appropriate precautions to prevent a reoccurrence of this type of incident.

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