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Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 19, 2013. Also cited in 53 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000094832, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CLEVELAND OH - 541
Issue:
A VA Lab Employee used a patient survey as part of an oral defense. The survey was given to the Union. The concern is that the VA employee used patient data outside of treatment, payment or healthcare operations (TPO) or a need to know.
Outcome:
04/17/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that there was a policy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise.