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VA Western New York Healthcare System at Batavia
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 10, 2014. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000108942, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: WESTERN NEW YORK HCS - 528A4
Issue:
A VA employee accessed a sensitive electronic medical record without permission and outside the scope of employee's VA assigned roles and responsibilities.
Outcome:
09/10/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that the Veteran will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.