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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 25, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071056, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
Veteran A called the Release of Information (ROI) office to report that he recived Veteran B's medical records via UPS. Veteran A is coming into the healthcare facility for an appointment tommorrow and will bring in the records and return them to the ROI office. Update: 01/26/12:Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
ROI Supervisor reducated staff about proper quality assurance checks before sending out medical records. CM letter sent to affected Veteran