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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 13, 2012. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074134, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Temple, TX
Issue:
Veteran/Employee complains that a Patient Advocate (PA) inappropriately accessed their record without the need to know and discussed with them medical information contained in the medical record. The reporter states that the visit with the PA was as an employee and not as a patient. Update: 05/14/12:This was an unauthorized access, there for Veteran/Employee A will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
The PO finds that the accessing of the medical record for this employee/Veteran was inappropriate for the stated purpose. PO requests that the Supervisor contact HR for the appropriate sanctions. Also requests that the employee retake VHA Privacy/HIPAA training. No information was disclosed outside of the organization.