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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 19, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064817, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Little Rock, AR
Issue:
A VA volunteer printed an inpatient listing for 07/18/11, left the office area and came back in a few minutes. The volunteer had covered the information but did not lock it up as policy states. This listing was missing when the volunteer returned. Update: 07/26/11:Four hundred and forty nine (449) patients will receive letters offering credit protection services, due to full names and full SSNs being exposed.
Outcome:
The PO states the letters for these individuals went out 08 04 11. Education and training has occurred in the area. This incident has caused other areas to review their processes, too.