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Altoona - James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 22, 2015. Also cited in 21 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000119899, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALTOONA PA - 503
Issue:
A Veteran/employee requested a Sensitive Patient Access Report (SPAR) as he felt that other VA staff were impermissibly accessing his electronic medical record. After review of the SPAR, the Veteran/employee complained that at least 12 VA staff had impermissibly accessed his record.
Outcome:
06/03/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that there was a policy violation. No data breach has occurred.