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Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 29, 2011. Also cited in 133 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061805, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 19 Denver, CO
Issue:
A VHA employee complained that a co-worker accessed his sensitive record based on a copy of Access Log Report. Update: 10/18/11:The ticket was reopened and changed to an incident. The complainant made a complaint to HHS OCR and they forwarded the complaint to VA for investigation. After further investigation it was discovered that the co-worker did impermissibly access the complainants health record. The co-worker had access to the complainants full name, full SSN, date of birth and other protected health information (PHI). The complainant will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
PO recommends disciplinary action if privacy violation has been identified...accessing another co-worker's record.