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Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 14, 2014. Also cited in 69 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000104132, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MILWAUKEE WI - 695
Issue:
A VHA employee placed duplicate labels onto additional medication packages. As a result, Patient A received Patient B and C's medications in addition to his own, with enclosures. Patient A has since returned Patient B and C's medications, and said medications were refilled and distributed to appropriate Patients.
Outcome:
05/15/14: The Incident Resolution Team determined that Veterans B and C will receive HIPAA letters of notification since their protected health information (PHI) was disclosed..