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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(ECHCS)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 12, 2013. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000091817, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: EASTERN COLORADO HCS - 554
Issue:
The Pharmacy department's address label creating software was inadvertently programed to print the patients' date of birth on the outgoing mailing label. The Pharmacy department has taken steps with the software companies technicians to correct the mistake. The packages were delivered through UPS, which is the VA's contracted secured mail service, to the Veterans' mailbox. One hundred seventy two packages were sent out with the patients date of birth on the address label.
Outcome:
07/12/13: Due to the fact that the patients' date of birth was exposed with the full name, 172 patients will receive a letter offering credit protection services. 07/26/13: Seventeen more individuals were identified. They will also receive letters offering credit protection services.