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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 8, 2015. Also cited in 64 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000119247, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573

Issue:

A VHA employee had a Human Resources (HR) letter misfiled in another VHA employees (ex-wife) HR file and the information was subsequently disclosed to his ex-wife.

Outcome:

05/08/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that employee whose information was improperly disclosed will be sent a general notification letter.

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