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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 16, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068709, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Alexandria, LA
Issue:
A VA Engineering employee was about to make modifications to an office and found a stack of 46 folders with full name and full SSN of patients and/or employees. No documents were contained in the folders. Update: 11/21/11:Exact count was 42 Veterans and due to the fact the area was unsecured for unknown time and the file were not secured forty-two (42) Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The Privacy Officer (PO) was unable to determine specific clerk who left the folders. The PO recommended that the C&P/Agent Orange administrative staff complete refresher PRIVACY training as well as RECORDS MANAGEMENT training.