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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 24, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000080458, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Housekeeping found a document that was left unsecured. The document had disability information regarding one patient, including name, address, full SSN and diagnosis. Update: 10/19/12:The patient will be offered credit protection services.
Outcome:
Reminded staff to be cautious when handling documents with PII/PHI.