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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 January 11, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056928, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Dallas, TX
Issue:
Veteran A was given Veteran B's information. The document contained Veteran B's full name, date of birth, last four of the SSN, and telephone number. Update: 01/11/11:Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of 81 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 80 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The credit protection letter was mailed to Veteran B. The employees were re-educated on the guidelines for handling and/or disclosing PHI.