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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 30, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071167, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 West Palm Beach, FL
Issue:
Veteran A received the lab results intended for Veteran B. Update: 01/30/12:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, since his full SSN and lab results were disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 32 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 31 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling 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:
Veteran A was instructed to return the results back to the VA. The Release of Information (ROI) clerk has been re-educated regarding the proper selection of the Veteran when processing requests. In this case, both Veterans had the same last four digits of the SSN, and the wrong Veteran was selected for processing (due to human error).