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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 January 4, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056663, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
Patient went to see a Dermatologist and stated there was absolutely no privacy or confidentiality during the entire visit, particularly pertaining to the examination and information exchange. Update: 01/04/11:No data breach occurred.01/10/11:Upon further investigation, this was a privacy breach. The employee will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Corrective action taken, retraining.