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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 February 20, 2013. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085926, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
Veteran A received a copy of Veteran B's medical records in the mail. Veteran A returned them to the local Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The records contained Veteran B's name, address, full SSN, date of birth and protected health information (PHI). Update: 02/20/13:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 23 Mis-mailing incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 22 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailing Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
We have provided additional training for staff to ensure incidents like this do not occur in the future.