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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 27, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074750, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Boston, MA
Issue:
Veteran A was given Veteran B's travel payment document. Veteran B reports that he has lost the document. The Privacy Officer is awaiting more information from the Clinic that reported this mishandling and unauthorized disclosure. Update: 04/27/12:Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. Veteran B's full SSN was disclosed.
Outcome:
All attempts were made to recover the document; document lost and not recovered. The supervisors were notified and the Veteran's provider was notified that the information was lost. Provider called veteran to report this and PO sent credit monitoring letter to the veteran. The person responsible for the breach was required to show proof of training and to re-take training. Employee was counseled by supervisor.