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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 March 23, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059938, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Fayetteville, AR
Issue:
Veteran A stopped by the pharmacy and reported that on 03/08/11 he picked up his in-patient discharge medications. Later he discovered that he had received two prescriptions for Veteran B. Update: 03/24/11:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Changing the pharmacy to include that the Pharmacy employee who dispenses the medication must first verify that the dispensing box is empty before placing more medication in box.