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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 5, 2015. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000119034, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
Veteran A's medication, but not the paperwork, was placed in Veteran B's bag at the Pharmacy pick up window before they were verified. The Pharmacy Technician called Veteran B and confirmed that Veteran A's medications were in his bag. Veteran B was properly educated on how to dispose of the medicines that did not belong to him and Veteran A's medications were reprinted and filled again.
Outcome:
05/05/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.