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St. Cloud VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 29, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000109776, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ST. CLOUD MN - 656
Issue:
Two envelopes were prepared with medical records for Veteran A and Veteran B to take to their respective appointments. Veteran A received Veteran B's envelop and Veteran B received Veteran A's envelope. Veteran A took his envelope to a VA different VA facility where the records were destroyed before the Veteran was made aware. Veteran B is in the process of returning the records.
Outcome:
09/29/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veterans A and B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.