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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 22, 2013. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084901, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Mountain Home, TN
Issue:
Due to a staff error in an address edit, three medications were mailed to the wrong Veteran. Staff had entered a temporary address into the wrong Veteran's demographics. Two Veterans with similar last names and the same last four of SSN were mixed up and the wrong Veteran's address was updated. Update: 01/22/13:The Veteran whose medications were mismailed will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Our records have been corrected and the medication has been reissued to the right Veteran. The mismailed medication was returned on January 28, destroyed and associated co-pay charges were removed. The erroneous address was removed from the wrong Veteran's profile. Education was provided to the pharmacy department.