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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 April 2, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087450, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Lexington, KY
Issue:
Patient A received Patient B's appointment letter. The information contained on the letter was Full Name, Address and last four of SSN. Patient A destroyed the letter and it was unable to be recovered. This was outside of VA Control greater than 72 hours and involves one patient. Update: 04/02/13:Patient B will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
Staff re-educated about proper handling of PHI.