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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 11, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067589, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Harlingen, TX
Issue:
An employee printed out Veteran A's active medication list. When the employee went to retrieve the printed medication list, the employee also handed the Veteran two other medication lists and discharge summaries of 2 other Veterans by mistake along with his paperwork. Veteran A called the facility later that morning and reported receiving information that did not belong to him. Update: 10/11/11:Two (2) Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services due to full name and full SSN being disclosed.
Outcome:
Supervisor has met with staff for reeducation/retraining of appropriate handling of all VA sensitive information. Measures have been implemented to have page separators in the printers located at this facility to prevent further disclosures or mix-up of patient data. Notification letters have been sent to appropriate Veterans and uploaded to NSOC.