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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 23, 2013. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088407, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Providence, RI
Issue:
A Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Employee emailed the Privacy Officer (PO) 4/22/13 to advise that she received a call from Veteran A who had received Veteran Bs appointment letter along with his own. The information disclosed is Veteran Bs Full Name and Address and Last 4 of SSN. PO called Veteran A he will send it back to the VA. Update: 04/23/13:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.
Outcome:
Employee responsible was unknown as these letters may have been processed by machine through mailroom