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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 12, 2012. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077771, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 White City, OR
Issue:
A VA Patient returned another Patient's ultra-sound results from the clinic to Release of Information (ROI) clerk, handwritten "This was sent to me by mistake. This is not my x-ray report." Update: 07/13/12:Patient B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
The Veteran immediately returned the other Veteran's record and credit monitoring was sent.