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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 24, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067957, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Pittsburgh, PA
Issue:
A Veteran alleges that a VA Intern accessed his medical information and disclosed it to another individual. Update: 10/31/11:The Veteran will be sent a notification letter due to protected health information (PHI) being accessed inappropriately.
Outcome:
The Director of the VA Intern's Education Institution was briefed about this situation. The VA Intern was told to immediately report back to the Institution and was given a 21 day suspension and further action will be dependent on the findings of this investigation. A privacy violation memo is being drafted to route to the Nurse Manager in which it will be recommended that user access not be reinstated. In addition, an apology letter is also being drafted for the Director's signature to send to the Veteran.