Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 31, 2011. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000063135, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Beckley, WV
Issue:
A Pharmacy technician inadvertently gave Patient A's prescription and accompanying paperwork to Patient B. The Pharmacy technician realized the mistake and the Chief of Pharmacy contacted Patient B. Patient B confirmed he has Patient A's prescription and accompany paperwork and is in the process of returning it now. The prescription bottle label contains Patient A's name and name of medication. The accompanying paperwork has Patient A's name on it and Patient A's address. No other personal information was disclosed. Update: 05/31/11:Patient A will be sent a notification letter due to full name and medication type being exposed.NOTE: There were a total of 68 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 67 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:
The Chief of Pharmacy has reviewed their procedures and has provided additional training to the technician who dispensed the medication.