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Manchester VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 20, 2014. Also cited in 59 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000105602, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: MANCHESTER NH - 608
Issue:
A Pharmacy Tech received a call from Veteran A's wife that he had received Veteran B's medications (with same name) in the mail in error. After investigation, it was found that the wrong address was put in for the wrong Veteran. Veteran B's name and medication information was compromised.
Outcome:
06/20/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team determined that Veteran B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification.