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Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 21, 2011. Also cited in 133 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057366, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 19 Fort Harrison, MT
Issue:
Possible mail room error- 2 veteran's medical records were put in mailing envelopes and then taped together. They were addressed properly, but the UPS tracking label showed 1 veteran's address- this is where both packets were mailed. Update: 01/21/11:Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since his full SSN was exposed.
Outcome:
The file room staff was briefed of the incident and educated on the need to slow down. The Mail Policy was updated to include further instruction to staff when mailing patient information.