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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 10, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087774, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A was given Patient B's appointment list after a clinic visit on 04/01/13. Patient A did not notice until today that the list did not belong to him. He is to return the document to the Privacy Officer. Update: 04/10/13:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Staff reminded to be more cautious when handling documents with PII.