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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 14, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000101571, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
CBOC employee reported her supervisor shared her medical condition with her co-workers without her consent. Privacy will further investigate.
Outcome:
03/31/14: PO update: After review of the statements and CMO's investigation findings, I have determined this complaint is substantiated. It appears that the supervisor shared employee health information without the written authorization of the employee. Recommendation made to CMO to contact Labor Relations to determine the appropriate administrative actions and once completed, send an email or memo that confirms. Update ticket to an incident. 03/31/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Employee A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.