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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 February 14, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085768, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's appointment letter. PHI on the letter involved full name, full address and last four of SSN. It was out of VA control for > 72 hours and Veteran A stated he shredded it after realizing it wasn't his. Update: 02/14/13:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
Re-educated employees in proper handling of PHI letters.