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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 14, 2013. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084590, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Houston, TX
Issue:
VA employee received copy of SPAR report and is questioning why 21 employees access her CPRS record. Update: 03/20/13:The employee will receive a HIPAA notification.
Outcome:
Referred to supervisor for appropriate disciplinary action. In addition, supervisor included privacy training during recent section mtg regarding VHA employee use and or access to PHI and III.