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VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 29, 2012. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082967, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Durham, NC
Issue:
Patient A received a letter intended for Patient B. The letter included full name, last four digits of the SSN, address and appointment date and time. Veteran A mailed letter back to VA. Update: 11/29/12:Patient B will be sent a letter of notificaion.
Outcome:
The responsible service counseled both employees who work in that particular clinic and assigned additional training through TMS. We placed a report of contact in their file for the remaining of the fiscal year.