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Phoenix VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 2, 2015. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116089, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
On, 03/02/15, the Privacy Officer (PO) received a report that Veteran B received three medications by mail for Veteran A. Veteran B returned medications to the Outpatient Pharmacy on 02/26/15. The prescription and educational documents were recovered. Veteran B was directed to his clinic for clinical pharmacist discussion. Veteran B was thanked for bringing this to attention of Pharmacy. Medications were prepared for Veteran B. Pharmacy verified that Veteran A received the three medications originally sent to Veteran B. Additional notification and investigation, to ensue.
Outcome:
03/02/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A and B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.