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Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 4, 2012. Also cited in 129 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076331, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 22 San Diego, CA
Issue:
A Veteran who is an employee of VBA had requested documents from our facility. The documents were mailed to the Veteran employee's home address. The information that was visible through the address window was the Veteran's full SSN and address. The Veteran employee's name was not visible. Update: 06/05/12:The Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Training was held with staff on the appropriate procedures for mailing VASI.