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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 15, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087914, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's lab results letter. The information contained in the document was: full name, full address, last 4 of SSN, and lab results. This was outside of VA control more than 72 hours and involved one Veteran Update: 04/15/13:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.NOTE: There were a total of # Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other # are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Staff has been re-educated on the proper handling of Protected Health Information (PHI).