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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 26, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057550, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Dallas, TX
Issue:
Complainant alleges his electronic medical record was impermissibly accessed by 2 VA employees in February and March of 2010. Filed complaint with HHS/OCR. Update: 04/22/11:The employee will be sent a notification letter.05/02/11:Upon further investigation, the disclosure involved the full SSN, so credit monitoring will be offered.
Outcome:
Disciplinary Action taken against two employees. Veteran/employee received response. HHS/OCR response provided on 1/25/11. HHS/OCR wants this complaint changed to a incident since it was determined that two employees impermissibly accessed their co-worker's electronic health record.