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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 10, 2013. Also cited in 18 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000089120, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PALO ALTO CA - 640
Issue:
An employee requested a copy of his Sensitive Access Report and identified an individual had accessed her record. The PO has thoroughly investigated the incident and cannot determine if there was a privacy breach. The person who accessed her record was no longer employed at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Outcome:
05/10/13: Since it cannot be verified that this was not an authorized access, the employee will be sent a HIPAA notification. 05/29/13: This was determined to be HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.