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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 March 22, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059888, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Harlingen, TX
Issue:
Veteran A received a fee authorization for Veteran B in the mail at his home. Information disclosed included full name, last 4 of SSN, treatment authorization reason (dental exam), and referring physician name. Update: 03/22/11:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Fee manager is requiring employee to retake security and awareness training. Employee has been verbally counseled on incident. A privacy notification letter has been sent to the Veteran whose information was compromised.