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VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 17, 2012. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079280, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Durham, NC
Issue:
Veteran A received a letter addressed to Veteran B. Veteran A called the clinic and is returning the letter that belongs to Veteran B. The letter contained Veteran B's name, address, partial SSN and diagnosis. Update: 08/17/12:Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
The clinic manager has notified all employees to print to the correct printer.