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John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 13, 2013. Also cited in 20 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000096867, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: POPLAR BLUFF MO - 657A4
Issue:
Veteran A received Veteran B's product and product label. Veteran A tried to mail the product to Veteran B, but it would have cost him money so Veteran A returned it to the Pharmacy. The Privacy Officer (PO) is unsure what information was on the label and has a question to the employee who reported to find out exactly.
Outcome:
11/18/13: Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.