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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 August 9, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000065570, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
An EKG printout was found on an EKG machine on an inpatient ward. These machines are left in the hallway where anyone can see the information. Update: 08/09/11:The patient whose full name, full SSN, full date of birth and PHI was left on the EKG machine will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Letter was sent to Veteran and staff was given additional training to ensure this type of incident does not occur again.