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Phoenix VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 8, 2013. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000096764, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
Today, 11/08/13, Pharmacy Supervisor reports that a medication for Veteran A was dispensed to Veteran B early yesterday evening. Immediately after leaving the facility, Veteran B realized that he was not dispensed his own medication, returning it to the facility. Veteran A and B are father and son with same last name and similar first name. Management identified root cause: SSN obtained from software rather than Veteran verification. Corrective actions already identified: Software will be modified to require Veteran verification of SSN and other identification fields.
Outcome:
11/08/13: Veteran A will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.