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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 2, 2012. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081929, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 St. Cloud, MN
Issue:
Patient Effects employee self-reported a missing document that contained the name and last four digits of a Veterans SSN. She was unable to find the document when she needed to retrieve it for filing. She was unsure if she had shredded in error or misplaced it. Update: 12/11/12:The patient will be sent a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
I was determined that we could print a label that contains all the information needed and the SSN could easily be cut off. The staff were educated and informed of this change. All were in agreement that this would be an acceptable solution and affirmed they would use the new process.