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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 13, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000083664, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Orlando, FL
Issue:
Veteran A contacted Telecare Services stating he had asked for a copy of his lab results to be mailed to him by his provider. When he received the records, he also received two pages of a medication record belonging to Veteran B. Veteran A subsequently shredded the records in his home shredder. We are working to reproduce the medication record and confirm no other identifiers were compromised. Thus far, we can only confirm full name, medication information and last four of SSN based upon Report of Contact submitted by Telecare Service. Update: 12/13/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Unable to trace to any one employee. Educating team to exercise more caution when handling these type requests. Recommending that patients always go through ROI for this type information.