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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 January 22, 2013. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084914, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
An individual from the general public erroneously received a fax from VA containing Veteran information. The individual is agreeable to returning the documents to VA custody. Update: 01/22/13:PO waiting for the information to be returned before determining what information was disclosed.01/29/13:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
Service Line Mgt met with the VA employee to discuss the issue, review the proper procedures and verbalized understanding of the error. The VA employee reviewed the TMS information and policy for further clarification. Additionally, the other two CHN staff were made aware of the proper procedure. The health agency was contacted to verify the correct number and did this with the remainder of agencies used to ensure correct fax information is used in the future.