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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 18, 2011. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000068813, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Harlingen, TX
Issue:
Patient A received medication that was for Patient B. Patient A returned the medication back to facility. The medication label consisted of Patient B's last name, first name and type of medication. Update: 11/18/11:Patient B will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Chief of this service has spoken to Supervisor in charge where incident has occurred. Supervisor will be conducting a mandatory training/in-service on the importance of Patient Identification Policy and verification within 2 weeks to their employees.