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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 March 19, 2012. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073072, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Durham, NC
Issue:
An inpatient ward roster containing information of 21 Veterans was found by a VA employee outside the grounds of a local restaurant within walking distance of the VA Medical Center. Update: 03/19/12:All 21 Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services. The Veterans' full SSNs and medical information were on the roster.NOTE: There were a total of 129 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 128 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The responsible employee re-took the privacy training, received a verbal warning and his supervisor is taking the time to alert the entire staff of the importance of not leaving the facility with inpatient ward rosters.