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A Veteran Affairs hospital employee has been banned from accessing patient records after being accused of tweeting a patient's preoperative notes ahead of surgery.
In a now-deleted tweet, Carrie Christian, formerly Twitter user @CarrieeeeC, allegedly shared a photo of a patient's preoperative anesthesia note for a penile implant surgery.
A '72[-year-old] male gets government-funded surgery,' Christian tweeted Monday along with an eggplant emoji.
Without specifically naming Christian, Veterans Affairs press secretary Terrence Hayes confirmed to the Washington Post on Thursday that the tweet was sent by an administrative officer in the D.C. VA Medical Center's anesthesia department who has since been banned from accessing patient records.
He also confirmed that the department has launched an investigation into the incident.
'VA is aware of the incident and takes it very [seriously],' Hayes said.
'An investigation is underway and the employee has been removed from all access to Veteran medical records for the foreseeable future.'
Veterans Affairs press secretary Terrence Hayes confirmed that the employee responsible for the above tweet has since been banned from accessing patient records. He also confirmed that the department has launched an investigation into the incident
Carrie Christian (pictured) is accused of tweeting a patient's preoperative notes ahead of surgery. The D.C. VA Medical Center employee allegedly shared a photo of a patient's preoperative anesthesia note for a penile implant surgery
According to Hayes, the
