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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 August 21, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000079403, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
Veteran A contacted the Pharmacy Call Center to report that she realized the bottle of eye drops had Veteran B's name on it. The prescription had been filled on 5/29/12 and mailed from Lebanon The paperwork must have been correct because the package was addressed correctly to Veteran A. There was a violation of full patient name and medication name. Update: 08/21/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Pharmacy staff were reminded on the importance of safeguarding personal patient identifiable information.