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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 28, 2011. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067223, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 Iowa City, IA
Issue:
A Sensitive Patient Access Report was run on a Veteran who was a former employee who passed away. Employee names showed up on the report as potential unauthorizaed access to the medical records. The Privacy Officer (PO) investigated and asked the employees to provide written justificaiton for their access. The PO determined that the employee did not have a need to know for accessing the medical record and asked for disciplinary action to be taken Update: 09/28/11:Veteran A next of kin will be sent a NOK notification letter.
Outcome:
PO recommended action be taken. HR proposed 30 day suspension. Executive leadership removed proposed action and felt employee accessed record within her job duties.