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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 March 25, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087183, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 West Palm Beach, FL
Issue:
Reasonable Accommodation paperwork was sent to another employee in error. Update: 03/25/13:Employee A will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
The employee who received the information in error was contacted by HR and instructed to immediately delete the e-mail, which pertained to the other employee. And if the e-mail had already been opened, they were instructed not to share any of the contents of the e-mail. The HR employee who sent the information was apologetic, in realizing the error. Notification letter was sent. Requesting this ticket closed.