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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 August 29, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066181, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
A label used for Electrocardiograms (EKG) was left on an EKG machine in a busy hallway in an inpatient ward. This was for one (1) patient. Update: 08/29/11:The patient will be offered credit protection services, since his full SSN was disclosed on the EKG label that was left unattended.
Outcome:
We notified the Veteran and provided staff additional training to ensure these types of incidents do not occur again.