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VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network (VISN 3)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 23, 2011. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062892, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 03 East Orange, NJ
Issue:
A Veteran seen in the Emergency Room (ER) upon discharge picked up 6 ER worksheets, one EKG report and one ambulance report of other patients. The Veteran mailed them back to the medical center. All of the worksheets had full name and full SSN#s. The ambulance report had name, address, SSN, DOB, and home phone numbers. Update: 05/24/11:Eight Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
We discussed HIPAA and the importance of securing documents. And the Chief of ER is making procedural changes in ER. And additionaltraining will take place in the next staff meeting.