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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 June 28, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077312, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Wilkes-Barre, PA
Issue:
Veteran A called to indicate that he received records on Veteran B that were intended to be sent to Blue Cross. Update: 06/28/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Education was conducted with the ROI staff and random audits of ROI requests are conducted monthly.