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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 5, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079838, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
When Veteran A was checking out in the clinic area, he received Veteran B's appointment information showing full name, full social security number and appointment data information. Veteran A mailed the paperwork to the Privacy Officer (PO). The PO received the paperwork today and reported the incident. Update: 09/05/12:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 102 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 101 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:
Staff members were reminded on the importance of safeguarding patient identifiable information.