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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 23, 2011. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062881, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Providence, RI
Issue:
Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) notified the Privacy Officer (PO) that six patient appointment cancellation letters were misfaxed to a residence. It did not include full SSNs or dates of birth, but did include other medical information. Update: 05/23/11:All four Veterans will be sent notification letters.
Outcome:
PO will require Sender CBOC Firm V Manager retake the VHA Web Based Privacy training. Sent letters of Notification to each Veteran