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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 29, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000107144, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Issue:

A VHA Research employee accidentally mailed two payment vouchers to a grants specialist at the University of Florida. The UF employee contacted the VHA who promptly retrieved the vouchers.

Outcome:

08/04/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that there was a policy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise.

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