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VA Northern Indiana Health Care System

NORTH INDIANA HCS-FORT WAYNE - 610

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 10, 2015. Also cited in 60 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000120621, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: NORTH INDIANA HCS-FORT WAYNE - 610

Issue:

A package was sent to Veteran A and it had paperwork for Veteran B inside. The paperwork had Veteran B's name, address, prescription number and was for gloves (not a medication). The gloves were not in the package. The paperwork was destroyed by Veteran A.

Outcome:

06/10/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.

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