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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 29, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000081704, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Clarksburg, WV
Issue:
Employee A's yearly evaluation was scanned into employee B's EOPF file. Update: 10/29/12:Employee B will be sent a general notification letter.
Outcome:
The HR department was to educate the employees doing uploads on the importance on double checking whose information is going into what employee file.