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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 March 13, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086742, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Orlando, FL
Issue:
A VA employee accidentally pasted patient information when replying to Sprint notification for discount of her personal cell phone account. The email exchange took place on the employee's VA computer. She states that when she typed in "I Agree", patient information was pasted into the message and sent to Sprint's "[email protected]" address. The employee notified the Information Security Officer (ISO) who in turn contacted the Privacy Officer (PO) for follow-up. The information erroneously transmitted included the patient's name, address, full SSN, and date of birth. Update: 03/13/13:The patient will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee re-trained and asked to exercise more caution when updating data.