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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 15, 2013. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000085822, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Wilmington, DE
Issue:
On 02/06/13, Veteran A received medication in the mail intended for Veteran B. The Veteran took the medication without reading the label, in addition to other medication that was prescribed. He did have some side affects possibly due to taking the wrong prescription.. The Veteran told his wife that he did not pay attention to the label because he assumed it was his new medication. Update: 02/15/13:Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.
Outcome:
USPS delivered the wrong medication to the Veteran and each member has spoken with the pharmacy to make sure that the medications are correct. Notification letter was sent out April 9, 2013 and uploaded.