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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 May 4, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062013, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Wilkes-Barre, PA
Issue:
There was a prior privacy issue reported in March 2011 on the same employee and Veteran (father). The employee was reported to have accessed her father's medical record. The issue was handled with the Labor/Employee Relations Specialist. An updated sensitive record report was run by the Information Security Officer (ISO) today. The employee has accessed her fathers medical record on three different dates. The Privacy Officer (PO) and Alternate Privacy Officer will meet with the Labor/Employee Relations Specialist regarding this second incident. The record contains the Veteran's name, SSN, date of birth and protected health information. Update: 05/04/11:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Employee suspension.