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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 29, 2013. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087360, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Orlando, FL
Issue:
Employee A's Proficiency Report was scanned into Employee's eOPF. Scanning was done sometime between Nov 2012 and March 2013. Employee A's full name, full SSN, and DOB were listed on the Prof Report. Employee B discovered the error when he accessed his eOPF. Update: 03/29/13:Employee A will be sent a general notification letter.
Outcome:
HR clerks being cautioned to carefully cross-check employees' SSN with name attached to eOPF.