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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 9, 2012. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082215, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 Minneapolis, MN
Issue:
A health tech's significant other whom she lives with called the clinic in which she works to make an appointment. The health tech took the call and should have went into appointment scheduling in VistA to schedule the appointment, however she accessed the patient's CPRS chart during this conversation and viewed very sensitive patient information that even as live-in significant other she did not know. Update: 11/09/12:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
To HRMS - Probationary employee.