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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 7, 2012. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083385, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Topeka, KS
Issue:
Veteran A reported receiving Veteran Bs appointment letter Veteran A promptly notified his social worker who immediately notified the Privacy Officer (PO) . Veteran A was to bring the letter with the envelope to his next appointment since it was the next day. All information was returned to the PO. The appointment letter contained Veteran B's name, address, partial SSN and appointment information. Update: 12/10/12:Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
Re-education provided to individual processing appointment letters; supervisor notified and a quality control corrective action plan implemented by the responsible office, to mitigate this type of miss mailing error. 1-29-2013 Notification Ltr sent & redacted copy uploaded