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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 26, 2013. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087215, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
While conducting EOC rounds the PO found 4 documents laying on a desk in an unlocked and unoccupied room. The 4 documents contained PII and were dated about 1 year ago. It appears that these documents were left from the staff that had vacated this office several months ago. The documents were retrieved by the PO Update: 03/26/13:Four (4) Veterans will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
The PO will continue to monitor unoccupied spaces and educate staff about proper safeguarding of sensitive VA information