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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 18, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067789, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Canandaigua, NY
Issue:
A VA employee reported that she lost a list of 4 printed Veterans' names with full social security numbers and is unable to locate. Update: 10/28/11:The four Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The VA employee has been counseled and retrained by their supervisor in the proper methods of destruction of PHI/PII.