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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 7, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076475, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Clarksburg, WV
Issue:
While the engineering staff was in the women's locker room moving lockers, medical documentation was found in one of the lockers. This information was dated for the year 2002. It looked like it had been in the locker since 2002. It contained a Veteran's name, full SSN and protected health information (PHI). Update: 06/15/12:The question was asked if the lockers were locked or unlocked. The Engineering staff stated that some of the lockers were locked but others were not. The also stated that they could not be sure if that information was in an locked or unlocked locker.since it is undetermine if information was in a locked locker and it was in an area opened to the public, Eleven Veterans will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Notification letters signed by the Director and will be mailed on 7-18-12Nursing Office was notified about this issue and instructed on education to staff on correct storage and disposal of PHI and PII