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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 25, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058802, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
A prescription was mailed to the wrong patient. The patient name and medication were exposed to another patient. Update: 02/25/11:The patient will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
A letter was mailed to the veteran notifying him of the privacy violation. Pharmacy staff were reminded to double check all labels and medication prior to mailing out packages.