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Orlando VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 6, 2013. Also cited in 44 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000092984, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ORLANDO FL - 675
Issue:
Veteran alleges a VA employee inappropriately accessed his medical record, as reported by another individual. The Veteran would not discuss details of the incident, only that he believes a VA employee (named) had been trying to access his records. The record has since been flagged.
Outcome:
8/13/13: Employee has self-confessed to accesing the patient's record, who is her estranged stepfather. Indicates she did so at her mother's request due to abusive family situation and unknown whereabouts of weapons-equipped stepfather, who had made threats ot them both. Employee is providing an ROC.