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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 4, 2013. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085436, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 St. Cloud, MN
Issue:
A former employee mailed a packet of court documents to the attention of a Human Resources employee at our facility. The facility Mailroom sent the packet of documents to a Veteran by that name rather than the HR employee. Update: 02/05/13:The individual whose information was disclosed will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
The mailroom staff followed internal procedure. The former employee who sent the document did not put a title or routing number on the envelope. Review of process has been done and future duplicate name documents will be thoroughly reviewed to ensure they are forwarded to the appropriate recipient.