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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 1, 2012. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000080670, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
A visitor found a list of patients medicine on elevator and took it to information Security Officer who secured it. The list contains 16 veterans last name, one with first name, last four ssn, diagnosis, medications, tests, labs, and Next of Kin. Update: 10/01/12:Sixteen Patients will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
PO met with COS, Chief of medicince, Educatio Officer and Chief resident, updated template so last 4 SSN removed. Provdided training to residents.