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Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 30, 2014. Also cited in 54 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000099888, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MINNEAPOLIS MN - 618
Issue:
A VA employee identified herself as a VA radiology tech on Facebook, then posted a comment about a Veteran that she had performed an x-ray on and supplied a link to a media article that named the Veteran.
Outcome:
01/30/14: One patient will be sent a notification letter.