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VA Southwest Health Care Network (VISN 18)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 9, 2011. Also cited in 228 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069499, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 18 Tucson, AZ
Issue:
An envelope of hard-copy prescriptions was being transported from the NW Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) to the main facility via UPS. The envelop never arrived and it contained prescriptions for 12 patients. Each prescription contained the patients name, address, DOB, full SSN, and medication being prescribed. UPS is still tracking the envelop but so far has turned up nothing. Update: 12/09/11;This was a UPS delivery error but VA will provide credit protection since the full SSN is involved for the 12 patients.
Outcome:
We have trained staff to begin using larger, padded envelopes for sending prescriptions so they are less likely to fall behind seats or catch on the conveyor belts and catch fire in the future.