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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 13, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079106, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
Employee A alleged that the supervisor of the department accessed her employee health record. Human Resource along with the Privacy Officer and the Information Security Officer reviewed the information and a fact finding was performed. It was found that a privacy violation did occur and the supervisor accessed Employee A's record. The employee was provided disciplinary action for the incident. Update: 08/13/12:Employee A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
Employee was provided additional education on accessing unauthorized records. Employee received disciplinary action and understood the importance of safeguarding veteran/employee information.