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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 6, 2011. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062143, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Columbia, MO
Issue:
Employee A sent internal Outlook email to a email group of 75 employees. In the email Employee A discussed health of Employee B. Update: 05/09/11:Employee B will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
PO provided re-education to responsible party and I attended service line staff meeting to review privacy do's and donts. Notification letter mailed. Appropriate action taken by HR and service line. Notification letter scanned to VAidentity.