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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 14, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076706, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A was given medication belonging to Patient B. This happened in March and Patient A is just now returning the medication. Both patients were on the same medication, same dosage, and had the same last name; Patient A thought the wrong first name had been typed on the label.Patient A no longer has the packaging so the facility is unsure of Patient B's address; however, the last four of Patient B's SSN was written on the Rx label. Update: 06/14/12:Patient B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Employees reminded to be more cautious when handling documents with PII.