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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 23, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058692, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 San Antonio, TX
Issue:
Labs and procedure note was faxed to the wrong #, clerk entered all fax numbers correctly except the last one. Individual called and informed clerk he had received the information by mistake. Information was re-faxed to the correct #. Update: 02/23/11:Veteran A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.NOTE: There were a total of # Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other # are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
ROI clerk was re-educated