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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 7, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056845, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Albuquerque, NM
Issue:
Employee A was witness to and reports that employee B improperly disclosed sensitive health information to another employee about a family member of employee A. Employee B was unaware that the patient being referred to was related to Employee A. Update: 01/07/11:Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since full SSN and DOB was exposed.
Outcome:
Supervisor counseled employee responsible for event.