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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 31, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000060288, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Saginaw, MI
Issue:
Veteran A received a copy of her lab test results in November, 2010. She just took them out of the envelope and realized they were Veteran B's. The information disclosed included Veteran B's name, SSN, and lab results. Update: 04/01/11:Veteran B will be offered credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 22 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 21 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Staff were educated on the proper handling of confidential information. Information was retrieved.