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Martinez Outpatient Clinic and Community Living Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 23, 2015. Also cited in 37 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000117037, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MARTINEZ CA - 612
Issue:
The Privacy Officer (PO) received notification from the Patient Advocate who stated that a patient reported to him that a VA employee provided VA Patient A with the appointment list of VA Patient B. As VA Patient A was walking away, she realized that the information did not pertain to her and gave the appointment list back to the VA employee that provided it to her.
Outcome:
03/23/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that there was a policy violation. While there was an unauthorized access/disclosure of data, it has been determined that the incident has a low probability of a risk of compromise.