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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 21, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061391, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A contacted a VA employee about a document that was given to him. Details are unknown at this time but it is believed to belong to Patient B. The VA will retrieve document tomorrow. Update: 05/05/11:A progress note belonging to Patient A was included in a packet of information that was given to Patient. B. The document was returned to the VA. The progress note contained Patient A's name, full SSN, date of birth and protected health information.Patient A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Could not identify the individual who caused the error; email was sent to all employees, reminding them of the need for caution when handling documents with PII.