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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 4, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067416, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A's medical information was mis-mailed to Veteran B. The medical information was on CD. Veteran A returned the CD to release of information. Update: 10/04/11:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services, due to full name and full SSN being exposed.
Outcome:
Employee was educated by the Privacy Officer and referred to Human Resources by the supervisor for further action. PO spoke with the supervisor this morning 10/12/11 and the request for action is still pending in Human Resources. The process takes a few weeks or so but she indicated that it would probably be a reprimand.