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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 September 22, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067039, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Louisville, KY
Issue:
Veteran A requested his records through Release of Information (ROI). He received his records today and indicated that he also had the records of Veteran B. In researching this issue, it was found that outside medical records on Veteran B had been scanned into Veteran A's records. Veteran A indicated that he would mail this information to The Privacy Officer(PO). The records contain Veteran B's name, address, date of birth and full SSN. Update: 09/23/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The document in the wrong chart was deleted and placed in the correct chart. HIMS chief spoke parties involved. Education was provided with regard to QM processes around the scanning processes. Credit monitoring was provided to the Veteran who's records were compromised.