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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 18, 2013. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084824, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Houston, TX
Issue:
Veteran A called the pharmacy and reported he had received the prescription of Veteran B. Veteran A stated the address on the mailing envelope was his address but he has never received services at this VA. Veteran A's first and last name are Veteran B's first and middle name. Update: 01/18/13:Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
Supervisor and employee notified about error and requested to make appropriate changes to patient's record. Supervisor requested to provide additional education to employee about following policy when making changes to the patient record. Veteran A requested to return prescriptions which he said he would do.