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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 3, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083159, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A contacted the Ft. Myers Outpatient Clinic to report that he recieved a copy of his medical records at his home address in an unsealed envelope. The records included his full name, full SSN, address and health information. Update: 12/03/12:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Staff has been provided further education on safeguarding VA sensitive information while processing requests and handling individually identifiable information.