Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
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Chillicothe VA Medical Center
58 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
October 23, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: The Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) misdelivered medication and paperwork to wrong Veteran. Veteran opened but did not use the medication and returned it to the VA upon realizing it was not his.…
Outcome: 10/23/13: The Veteran will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.…
September 30, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: A Veteran received another patient's name, date of birth, and SSN on a medication label dispensed from the Omni cell unit in Urgent Care. This occurred on Friday afternoon. The Veteran reported it to Pharmacy on Saturday morning. Both patients…
Outcome: 09/30/13: Patient B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
September 18, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: Veteran A called the Call Center and reported that he received Veteran B's lab results in the mail. Both Veterans have the same first and last name but different addresses. Veteran B's name, address, full SSN and lab results were…
Outcome: 09/18/13: Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.…
August 13, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: A pharmacy employee mistakenly gave a bag with medications in it to the wrong Veteran. This occurred on Friday Aug 2, 2013. The veteran's grandfather returned the bag of medication to the Pharmacy on Wed. Aug 7, 2013. .…
Outcome: 08/13/13: Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.…
June 24, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: Veteran (former employee) received another Veteran's Lab collection sample kit with other Veterans name and full SSN. He believes the other Veteran may have his kit/information.…
Outcome: 06/24/13: Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services. If it is later determined that Veteran A's information was also mismailed they will receive a letter offering credit protection services.…
June 14, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: A Home Health nurse reported that one of her Veterans (Veteran A) received his medication in the mail. Inside the bag was prescription information for Veteran B.
Outcome: 06/14/13: Veteran B will be sent a notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
June 5, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: Veteran A received a copy of his medical information in the mail. Stapled to his report were laboratory test results for Veteran B. Lab results were mailed back to VA for disposition.
Outcome: 06/05/13: Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.…
May 30, 2013
Reported as: CHILLICOTHE OH - 538
Issue: Veteran called Call Center and said that he received a Fee Letter belonging to another veteran. The letter had veteran's name, last 4, appt. dates and name of clinic and date of fee expiration. After the veteran called, he destroyed…
Outcome: 05/30/13: One Veteran will be sent a letter of notification. 06/19/13: This was determined to be HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.…