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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 January 22, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084878, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Employee/Veteran reported suspicion to the Privacy Officer that another VA Employee accessed their medical record. An audit log was run and confirmed that the VA Employee did access the Employee/Veteran's medical record. The VA Employee was not a part of this individuals direct care rather than a co-worker. Update: 01/22/13:The Employee/Veteran will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
One employee was identified to have accessed this Veteran/Employee's medical record outside the scope of their duties. The employee's supervisor has been informed and we have reiterated to staff that access to records is strictly on a need to know within the scope of their duties.