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James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 3, 2013. Also cited in 71 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088839, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue:
A clerk left an unsecured stack of consults on top of a desk while at lunch. The consults were missing upon the clerk's return. A search of the area and employees did not turn up the documents.
Outcome:
05/03/13: Twenty nine Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services, as their full SSN, date of birth, and other medical information were disclosed. 06/10/13: This was determined to be HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office. NOTE: There were a total of 141 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 140 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.