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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 15, 2012. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000081155, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Providence, RI
Issue:
Veteran A received a prescription for Veteran B. The report states that the medication was handed out at the pharmacy window. Update: 10/15/12:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.NOTE: There were a total of 149 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 148 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Employee was educated on the importance of double checking scripts and Patient IDs prior to releasing meds.