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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 3, 2015. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116141, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
A VHA employee alleges a co-worker inappropriately accessed her medical record. A Sensitive Patient Access Report (SPAR) indicates the co-worker accessed her medical record on two occasions. The VHA employee is a non-Veteran who has never been seen at that clinic so there is no reason co-worker should have accessed her record. Privacy will investigate.
Outcome:
03/03/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being accessed without a need to know.