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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 16, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069714, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
A social worker left a completed VA Advanced Directive next to the Veteran A's bedside while sleeping. Veteran A shared a room with another Veteran. The Advanced Directive had patient's full name and full social security number. Veteran A reported the incident to patient advocate's office. Update: 12/16/11:veteran A will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
This event was self-reported by the Veteran. We have mailed him a credit protection letter. The social worker who was responsible for the mishandling of this information was educated by Privacy Office and asked to retake the Privacy & HIPAA training. Supervisor was informed.