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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 12, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077733, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Saginaw, MI
Issue:
The Patient Services Assistant (PSA) gave Patient B's discharge instructions to Patient A. The discharge instructions included Patient B's name, full SSN, date of birth, diagnosis and medication information. Update: 07/12/12:Patient B will be sent a letter ofering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The information was retrieved. Education and a ROC have been sent to the Supervisor. Credit Monitoring has been done,