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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 9, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000108907, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
Patient's wife called Lake City pharmacy upon noticing she had received a syringe instead of a pen and was unsure how to use the syringe. Patient's wife stated she did not realize that a syringe had been sent to her husband when they received the UPS delivery on August 29th. Upon questioning the veteran's wife it was discovered that another patient's medication had been mailed to her husband.
Outcome:
09/09/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that one patient will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.