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Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (VISN 22)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 25, 2011. Also cited in 129 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000066123, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 22 San Diego, CA
Issue:
At 3:45PM The ISO received a call from a VA Employee, stating that she left her document (Patient medical record) and other documents in her office this morning . After returning this afternoon she found out that the documents were gone. She asked everybody in her office no body take them. She mentioned that she already made a copy and gave to the patient. Update: 08/26/11:Patient A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The supervisor of the nurse email to explained as: What type of documents were misplaced- procedure flow sheet, universal protocol checklist, discharge instructions, driver verification, call back sheetNames and last 4 of ssn of patients affected: only one patient, MXXXX 0603How many documents were misplaced: as aboveHow many patients were affected: only patient. Please note that Mr. MXXXX picked his own documents and took them home with him. He did not have any other patients documents. He did return the documents. All the documents were intact as mentioned above. The documents were sent to medical records to be placed in his medical records. We are very aware of patient confidentiality and protection of patient information.