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VA Illiana Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 1, 2014. Also cited in 19 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000109872, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ILLIANA HCS (DANVILLE) - 550
Issue:
The contracted employee for L&S Optical at the Decatur Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) inadvertently mailed Veteran's A eye glasses and medical record consultation sheet with Veteran B's information, including his full SSN. Veteran A returned the package to the Springfield CBOC. In a short time, Veteran A received the same package again. We do not know who mailed it out the second time. It was confirmed that it was not mailed by the L&S contracted employee. Veteran A promptly returned it again to the Springfield CBOC.
Outcome:
10/01/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.