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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 May 15, 2012. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000075530, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
A VA employee accessed another VA employee's electronic medical record . Update: 05/16/12:The employee did admit to entering the other employees record to print a list of appointments. The employee states they were asked to do so, however the other employee denies ever providing concent. One employee will be given a letter of notificaiton.
Outcome:
Additional training and education was provided to the employee on the importance of not accessing records that are not on a need to know basis during there daily duties. The supervisor was notified for further action.