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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 22, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061446, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Fayetteville, AR
Issue:
Veteran A's belongings were place in a patient's room where Veteran B's belongings were. When Veteran B was discharged from the hospital he left with Veterans A's belongings accidentally. The belonging included his ID card, address, drivers license, and last four of his SSN. It did not include Veteran A's full SSN or date of birth Update: 04/25/11:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
All Items were recovered. PO spoke with nursing staff about coming up with a different system for patients clothing.