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Phoenix VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 23, 2014. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000105697, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
Today, 06/23/14, Employee/Veteran reports this complaint to the Privacy Officer (PO). He had received upon request a Sensitive Patient Access Report (SPAR). His complaint is that his current supervisor accessed his chart without permission or business need on 06/03/14. An updated SPAR was also requested today by Employee/Veteran. Additional notification and investigation, to ensue.
Outcome:
07/23/14: Absent a patient authorization, the use of Veteran health information for employment related activities constitutes a wrongful use/disclosure and is subject to disciplinary action. 07/24/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that the Employee will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.