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Northwest Network (VISN 20)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on July 5, 2012. Also cited in 208 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000077534, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 20 Portland, OR
Issue:
Two VA employees have been identified as accessing the VA Medical Record of a Veteran without a need to know in order to perform their duties. The Veteran is currently in a high profile local news story. The employees supervisors and Human Resources are being notified of the violations. The facility Privacy Officer is continuing to review access to the Veterans record. Update: 07/05/12:One Veteran will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
The employees involved have been counseled by the Privacy Officer that the access violated Privacy laws and fact finding memos have been submitted to Human Resources for review.