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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 13, 2013. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086739, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
Veteran A was given Veteran B's discharge orders and future appointments along with Veteran A's information upon discharge. Update: 03/13/13:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Staff was provided additional training to ensure incident like this do not occur in the future.