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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 October 4, 2011. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067434, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 West Haven, CT
Issue:
Patient A called the Patient Advocate to report that he received lab orders belonging to Patient B. The lab orders included Patient B's name, full SSN and medical information. Update: 10/11/11:Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 81 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 80 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed 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 staff was provided educational training by their supervisor. The information has been returned in its entirety.