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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 9, 2015. Also cited in 18 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116426, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PALO ALTO CA - 640
Issue:
An employee accessed another employee's (non-Veteran) electronic record. Demographic information was possibly viewed because the employee is not a Veteran and has no electronic health records.
Outcome:
03/10/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a general notification letter.