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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 17, 2011. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068761, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Portland, OR
Issue:
VISTA record access logs show that a VA Nursing Assistant accessed a Veteran's record on 6 occasions this year while the Veteran was not an in-patient. This was found after the Privacy Officer was made aware that Supervisors were reviewing whether or not this employee had inappropriate contact with the Veteran outside of work. Update: 11/17/11:Two Veterans will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The employee was advised that accessing the records was not appropriate. A summary memo documenting the violations was sent to the Chief of Human Resources to be reviewed for disciplinary action.