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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 25, 2013. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000097350, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
A staff psychiatrist intentionally accessed his granddaughters medical record. His granddaughter is not his patient and is unaware of the access. The inappropriate access was found during a routine audit by the facility Information Security Officers.
Outcome:
11/25/13: The granddaughter will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being accessed inappropriately.