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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 24, 2012. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000070962, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Fayetteville, AR
Issue:
Veteran A called his primary care team and stated he had one of Veteran B's prescriptions in his bag of medications that he had picked up at the window. Update: 01/24/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter due to PHI being exposed.
Outcome:
We have reeducated the staff involved.