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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 21, 2011. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059846, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Walla Walla, WA
Issue:
A letter was sent to one Veteran (Veteran A) and a second Veteran's (Veteran B) letter was attached to Veteran A's letter. Update: 03/22/11:Included on the letter was Veteran B's name, address, and lab results. Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The PO met with the employee and discussed the incident. Together we developed a plan to have the clerk on the team go through the information to be placed in the envelope prior to sealing it to ensure that the name of the Veteran and the information in the envelope are identical.