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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 8, 2013. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085592, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
An employee health staff member accessed four sensitive electronic medical records, of four Veterans with the same last name, attempting to find the correct sensitive electronic medical record of an employee of the Western New York Healthcare System. Update: 02/08/13:Four Veterans will be sent letters offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Employee has been reeducated and has retaken the TMS courses "Privacy and HIPAA" and "VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior."