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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 12, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077763, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 White River Junction, VT
Issue:
An Appointment list was dropped in the parkinglot by a VA employee. The ISO found and secured thelist and provided to the Privacy officer. Update: 07/17/12:Five (5) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
Awareness and education was provided to the Fellow responsible for this breach. The COS was involved with providing awareness to the Clinical Service line as to the importance of protecting Veteran infomation.