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New Mexico VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 26, 2014. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000104573, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue:
Veteran A placed call to facility Pharmacist to report that he had received UPS delivered medications from our facility which also included medications and medication insert information for Veteran B. Mis-mailing reported to facility Privacy Officer and arrangements made to have medication package returned/picked up by UPS for return to Pharmacy and correction of mail-out was accomplished for both Veteran A and Veteran B's medication which had been inadvertently included in mailed package to Veteran A.
Outcome:
05/27/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.