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VA Great Lakes Health Care System (VISN 12)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 7, 2013. Also cited in 130 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084372, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 12 Milwaukee, WI
Issue:
An employee inadvertently mailed Veteran A's form letter to Veteran B and Veteran B's form letter to Veteran A. The body of the letters contained the exact information; the only difference was the salutation part of the letter that had the name and address of the Veterans. Update: 01/08/13:Veterans A and B will be sent HIPAA notification letters.
Outcome:
Supervisor of responsible employee was notified of the mis-mailing and is taking appropriate supervisory action.