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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 August 6, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078802, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
A VA employee found a note card on a table in the cafeteria that contained the the handwritten last name and last four of the SSN of five VA patients, also included on the note card was some general clinical provider notes regarding treatment and diagnosis. It appears to be a note-card that was being used by a clinical provider who left it on the table. The VA employee reported this promptly to the Privacy Office and turned over the note-card. Update: 08/06/12:All five Veterans will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Card was retrieved, clinician that is believed to be the individual who left the card in error was contacted and advised to ensure better safeguarding of this type of information.