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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 July 19, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064843, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
Labels for 3 veterans were left on EKG machines on three separate patient wards. An employee doing a self-inspection found the labels and turned them in to me. Update: 07/20/11:Three (3) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services, due to full name, full SSN and DOB being exposed.
Outcome:
Letter were sent to the Veterans affected by this incident and additional staff training was implemented. Also, supervisors will begin conducting walk-around in the morning to ensure labels are not left on machines.