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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 11, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067585, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Fort Wayne, IN
Issue:
Information was mailed to Veteran A and Veteran A states there was information about Veteran B in the packet of information. The Privacy Officer (PO) is trying to contact Veteran A to obtain more information. Update: 10/17/11:Awaiting update from the Privacy Officer.10/19/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services due to full SSN and DoB being disclosed.
Outcome:
The supervisor will have the employee retake his privacy training, double check all pages before mailing or handing to a Veteran, and request a printer due to the high volume in the one printer.