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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 4, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070321, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Fayetteville, AR
Issue:
Veteran A received his clinic appointment letter and there was two other Veterans appointment letters in the envelope with his. Appointment letter contain first name, partial SSN, and medical information. Update: 01/05/12:Two (2) Veterans will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
We have re-educated the staff involved