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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 22, 2013. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000088372, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
2 Western New York employees accessed the sensitive Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of a non-Veteran employee without authorized access. Update: 04/22/13:Non-Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.05/22/13:This was determined to be non-HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.
Outcome:
Staff in area of incident have been reeducated.