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Alexandria VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 20, 2014. Also cited in 16 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110600, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALEXANDRIA LA - 502
Issue:
Veteran/Employee A reviewed her Sensitive Patient Access Report (SPAR) and realized several coworkers entered her electronic medical record during a period of time that she was deployed.
Outcome:
10/23/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being accessed inappropriately.