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Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 13, 2015. Also cited in 104 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000113755, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NASHVILLE TN - 626
Issue:
Today, the following incident was reported to the Privacy Officer (PO), Murfreesboro Campus: On 12/30/14, Veteran A's wife presented to the window, Outpatient Pharmacy (OP), Nashville Campus, to pick up her husband's medications. Veteran A's wife was also inadvertently given a bag of medication which belonged to Veteran B. Later in the day, when Veteran B presented to the window, OP, and his medications could not be located, they were immediately re-processed. Days later, Veteran A's wife returned Veteran B's medication to the OP, Nashville Campus.
Outcome:
01/13/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.