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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 April 24, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088458, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
The Clerk, Dermatology Clinic (Nashville Campus) notified the Privacy Officer (PO) (Nashville Campus) of the following incident: On 04/24/13, Veteran A checked into Dermatology clinic with a routing slip given to her by the Orthopedic Injection Clinic (Nashville Campus). Upon review, the Clerk noticed the routing slip belonged to Veteran B and contained his full name, full SSN, diagnosis, service-connected rating/diagnosis, and address. The Clerk retained the routing slip and provided it to the PO.The PO interviewed Veteran B who stated she did not see Veteran As information and did not notice the error. The Clerk noticed the error. Update: 04/24/13:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.05/16/13:This was determined to be HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.
Outcome:
5/6/13 - PO found incident was due to a human error. Clerk has been educated on the importance of checking documents for accuracy before providing to a Veteran.CM letter mailed. PO requests ticket be closed.