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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 16, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069741, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
VA Eemployee A discovered the time sheet of Employee B had been incorrectly queued to her printer and reported this incident. The Privacy Officer (PO) attempted to determine who may have printed this document in error, but could not determine. It is unknow when the document was printed or how long it could have been unattended. The PO now has the possession of the printed document. The time sheet contained Employee B's full name and full SSN. Update: 12/16/11:Employee B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The PO attempted to determine who printed this document or the area it could have been queued from and was unsuccessful. IRM does not have the ability to determine where information was queued from. Routine messages are sent to all employees as reminders when printing/faxing information to insure correct printer is entered.