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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 8, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071531, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
A VA Imaging Service CT Technologist faxed several Radiology CT Scan Orders to a local middle school by mistake. The mis-faxed orders included sensitive information pertaining to four Veterans, including name, full SSN, date of birth and protected health information (PHI). The school employee who reported the incident shredded and disposed of the documents. Update: 02/08/12:Four (4) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Four Veterans were sent credit protection letters. The employee responsible for the incident has re-taken the Privacy & HIPAA training and their supervisor will be following up with HR for any disciplinary action. All employees in this area have been asked to pay particular attention to documents and to verify fax numbers before transmitting any information out of facility.