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Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 3, 2012. Also cited in 133 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073611, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 19 Cheyenne, WY
Issue:
Two medication labels were stuck together and were sent to Veteran A. Veteran B's medication label information was attached. Update: 04/03/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter due to protected health information being exposed.
Outcome:
Better checks (QA) are being completed with the thickness of the instruction sheets.