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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 19, 2012. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073086, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 San Antonio, TX
Issue:
An Inpatient Physical Therapy patient list was found on the 2nd floor hallway near the old Equal Employment Opportunity office. The list was found by VHA staff member and includes patients last name, last four and unit location. There is also a diagnosis handwritten on the report. The list contains information on 29 patients. Update: 03/19/12:All 29 Veterans will be sent notification letters as their names, partial SSNs and diagnoses were on the list.
Outcome:
Staff was re-educated.