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Atlanta VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 14, 2014. Also cited in 15 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000107893, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: DECATUR GA - 508
Issue:
A VA employee who is also a patient complained that an ex-friend may have gone into her CPRS without a need to know. A sensitive access log was run and did contain the name of the ex-friend who is also an employee. The employee was interviewed today and stated she did not know why she had gone into the record unless her ex-friend asked her too.
Outcome:
08/14/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the employee will be sent a notification letter.