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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 22, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077043, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A recieved by mail a copy of Veteran B's authorization for outpatient services. The letter contains Veteran B's full name, last four of SSN, home address and diagnosis. The information was retrieved by the medical facility. Update: 06/22/12:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
All FEE staff were provided additional education by the Privacy Officer to include applying additional safeguards when handling PII. Supervisors were included, unable to determine employee responsible for event, therefore HR was not contacted.