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VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 6, 2012. Also cited in 183 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071443, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 23 Des Moines, IA
Issue:
Veteran B's medication was added to Veteran A's prescription bag in error and given to Veteran A. Update: 02/06/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter, as his name and medication was disclosed improperly.NOTE: There were a total of 19 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 18 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Veteran A returned the medication bottle to the VA once he recognized the extra prescription was in his bag the day of the incident.