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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 April 26, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074663, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Providence, RI
Issue:
An employee in Compensation and Pension (C&P) sent two other Veterans' information to the wrong Veteran (Veteran A). The information mailed was a C&P Request for Veteran B and a Memorandum for Medical Opinion for Veteran C. The C&P Request contained the Veterans full names, SSN, date of birth, address, contact number, and medical information. The Memorandum included the last name, last 4 of the SSN, and diagnosis. Update: 04/26/12:Two Veterans will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee required to retake HIPAA/Privacy Training.