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Altoona - James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 25, 2015. Also cited in 21 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000115878, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ALTOONA PA - 503
Issue:
Pharmacy Tech received a service request from Veteran A who received a package containing a prescription for Lancets (medical supply.) which was addressed to Veteran B but with Veteran A's address.
Outcome:
02/25/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.