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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 December 13, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083649, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Muskogee, OK
Issue:
A Program Support Assistant (PSA) on the Silver eam of Muskogee printed out the wrong Medical Records for the Veteran seen on the Silver team and handed them to her and told her to go for an EKG. The Veteran got to the waiting room and realized that the papers did not have her name on them but had another Veterans name on it. She gave the medical records to the nurse and she went through them and realized that the PSA had given her another Veteran's medical records along with her own. Update: 12/13/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
PO and ISO met with supervisor and explained the privacy issues. Employee has been moved from clinical areas and placed in another working environment.