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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)

VISN 09 Huntington, WV

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 5, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.


Report ID: SPE000000080930, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV

Issue:

A fax was sent to the wrong fax number. The information included full name, partial SSN, and medical information including U.S.C 7332. A copy of information was returned by fax and original fax destroyed. Update: 10/09/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter of notification.

Outcome:

Employee reminded of the need for caution when handling documents with PII.

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