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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 23, 2011. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059945, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Augusta, GA
Issue:
Patient A requested a copy of the access report for his record. Patient A indicated 13 names of employees who he believes did not have a need to know in regard to accessing his medical record. The report also indicates that Patient As wife, an employee, inappropriately accessed the record without a need to know. (This was also detected on the ISO audit). The record contains 7332 protected information. Update: 03/24/11:Patient A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Privacy fact-finding conducted. Employee recommended for disciplinary or corrective action. Additional training recommended for others.