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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 6, 2012. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070454, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 Iowa City, IA
Issue:
Veteran A reported receiving Veteran B's Non VA Care letter in the mail. The letter contained Veteran B's name, last four digits of the SSN and approval/denial of treatment dates. Veteran A destroyed the information after reporting this to the VA. Update: 01/06/12:Veteran B will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Contacted the Non VA care unit to see where the letter came from. Unable to determine.