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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 31, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057672, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 West Palm Beach, FL
Issue:
A VA employee found patient information from the Pyxis medication dispensing machine on the floor within the facility. Update: 02/01/11:This involved one patient, and included his social security number and date of birth. It was generated and evidently misplaced by a member of the Anesthesiology Staff. It was found in a public area. The patient will be offered credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 79 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 78 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The Anesthesiology Service was contacted to review policies and procedures with Service staff. Education will be provided to the Service by the Privacy Officer regarding the safe handling/disposal of information containing personally identifiable information (PII) & protected health information (PHI).