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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 3, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071415, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
VA Employee A accessed the record of VA Employee B without authorization. Employee B recently died The access was unexplainable other than for personal reasons. Update: 02/03/12:The family of Employee B will receive a next of kin letter.
Outcome:
Notification letter was sent to the deceased employee's next of kin/personal representative. The employee who inappropriately accessed the record was asked to re-take the Privacy & HIPAA training. Supervisor and HR were included for any further action.