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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 8, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078934, 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. In the same mailing envelope Patient A also received a letter regarding Patient B. That letter included Patient B's full name and address and results of patient B's laboratory blood tests. Update: 08/09/12:patient B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
Patient B's physician letter was retrieved from Patient A. A notification letter was mailed to Patient B along with the physician letter. The clerks that mail out the physician letters were given email awareness training of the importance to take extra precautions to make sure that only the correct patient's information is placed into envelopes that are mailed to the patients.