US United States Department of Veterans Affairs Dec 2015 Technical Error (Q9349)
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A data breach risk event
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English | US United States Department of Veterans Affairs Dec 2015 Technical Error |
A data breach risk event |
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December 2015
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On December 7, 2015 a housekeeping employee reported to the Seattle Privacy Officer (PO) that documents containing the full name and Social Security Number of 55 patients/Veterans and a copy of an EKG report containing the full name, Social Security Number, date of birth and the EKG date were left unsecure at the old ICU front desk. The Seattle PO responded and took possession of the documents. (English)