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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 7, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059214, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A requested to receive a complete copy of his medical records on CD. The CD was labeled with Veteran As information, however the contents of the CD belonged to Veteran B. Veteran A returned the CD to Release of Information (ROI). Update: 03/07/11:The CD received in the mail contained Veteran B's full medical record including his social security number, date of birth, and medical information. Veteran B will be offered credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 28 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition the other 27 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The staff members in ROI were provided education by the Privacy Office and are putting additional safeguards in place to prevent this type of disclosure. A credit protection letter has been mailed to Veteran B.