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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 May 25, 2012. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076071, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Harlingen, TX
Issue:
Medications, belonging to Veteran A, were mailed by Employee B to Veteran B. The information at risk included Veteran A's name, and medication information. Update: 05/29/12:Veteran A will receive a HIPAA notification letter.
Outcome:
The employee responsible is a repeat offender in making such errors and so her supervisor and the Chief of Pharmacy have referred her to human Resources (HR) to see if she can be transferred or removed.