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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 16, 2011. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000063779, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
Veteran A (who happens to be an employee at the Bath VA Medical Center) received discharge instructions intended for Veteran B. This document was mailed from the Buffalo VA Medical Center. The envelope was hand-written. Veteran A brought the document and the envelope to the Privacy Officer at the Bath VA. Veteran A and Veteran B share the same last initial and last four of their SSNs. Update: 06/16/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services due to full name, SSN and date of birth beitn disclosed.
Outcome:
Staff have been re-educated on privacy and process to verify that the correct information is put into the correct envelopes.