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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 18, 2013. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086920, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Seattle, WA
Issue:
A Veteran brought in a letter she received in the mail. In the envelope was another letter addressed to a different Veteran and a progress note for another. Update: 03/18/13:Due to full SSN and medical information being exposed, Veteran B and C will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The admin staff in the clinic that mailed the letter were retrained (retook the Privacy training) and the service reminded them it is their practice to double check mailings when stuffing envelopes.