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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 26, 2011. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000061558, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A VA Pharmacy staff employee dispensed medication to the wrong Veteran in error. Veteran A received Veteran B's prescription that was intended for UPS delivery. The employee mistakenly placed Veteran B's medication in a bag with other medications appropriately prescribed and dispensed to Veteran A. Veteran A noticed the error and returned it to pharmacy once discovered. Update: 06/26/11:Veteran B will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Prescription medication was returned, dispensing process was reviewed and employee counseled on best practices to ensure this mistake does not happen in the future.