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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 5, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000082000, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A temporary address for Veteran A was entered incorrectly into Veteran A and Veteran B's record. This error resulted in Veteran A recieving Veteran B's lab results notification letter and medication inappropriately. Veteran A contacted telephone triage to report the event and has been directed to destroy the medication and letters. The primary care team and pharmacy will resend the information and medication to Veteran B. Update: 11/05/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Employee responsible has been educated on error and the process involved with changing addresses. Notification letter has been sent to the impacted Veteran.