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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 24, 2012. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076000, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Albuquerque, NM
Issue:
Veteran had received copies of his medical records and 2 pages were of another Veteran. Update: 05/24/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services due to full name and SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
ROI clerks were reminded to check information taken from the printer to assure all pages are of the correct Veteran,