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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 August 5, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000065483, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
A pharmacy resident accidentally gave a clinic appointment listing to a patient. This listing had the names, full SSNs and diagnoses of two other patients. When the resident discovered the error, he actually went to the patient's home and retrieved the document. Update: 08/08/11:The two other patients will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee reminded to be cautious when handling documents with PII.