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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 8, 2013. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087663, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Jackson, MS
Issue:
A family member of a Veteran brought paperwork to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) nurses station which contained five names and SSNs of patients. A visitor stated that he found the paperwork inside the bathroom just outside of the SICU and immediately turned it into the SICU nurses station. Update: 04/08/13:Five patients will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Unable to determine who left document in rest room. General Privacy awareness information forwarded to staff regarding the protection of PII/PHI.