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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 July 18, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000078015, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Orlando, FL
Issue:
Veteran A called Telemedicine stating that he had received appointments for Veteran B in the mail. Veteran A also stated that the dates/times llisted were actually his appointmnets, but with Veteran B's name and address on the letter. Veteran A will return the letter on his next appointment. When asked, Veteran A stated that there was no SSN, or DOB. The letter only contained Veteran B's name and address with Veteran A's appointment date/time. The letter will be returned on 08/03/12 when Veteran A has his next clinical encounter.. Update: 07/18/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Since we are unable to verify who exactly stuffed/mailed the appointment list, all clerks are being reminded to exercise caution when mailing such documents. This will be discused at monthly training day.