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Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 6, 2011. Also cited in 129 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066482, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 22 Los Angeles, CA
Issue:
Patient A's advanced directive was inadvertently placed in Patient B's medical record. This advanced directive was printed out and given to Patient B. Patient B (who recieved the copy in error) was informed of the error and been instructed to return the information to the VA. Update: 09/06/11:Patient A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
The private information was returned to the VA and the employee who self reported, will take additional care with the patient information she handles daily. A credit monitoring letter was sent to the patient.