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VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 24, 2011. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059984, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Richmond, VA
Issue:
Medical records of two (2) Veterans were mailed to another Veteran. The receiving Veteran return the records to the facility Disabled American Veterans (DAV) representative who brought them to the Privacy Officer. Update: 03/25/11:Two Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The missed mail records were returned to the facility. The employee was re-educated by the section supervisor.