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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 29, 2012. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079679, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Decatur, GA
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B health records. Update: 08/29/12: Due to full SSN and medical information being disclosed Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protections services.
Outcome:
Document was retrieved by staff and back in VA control. Further education was provided to employee and department staff regarding patient privacy and safeguards. Remediation steps have been implemented and quality checks put in place to prevent such incidents from happening again.