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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 4, 2013. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000086355, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Ann Arbor, MI
Issue:
Insulin medication was mailed to Patient A and Patient B. Patient A received Patient B's medication and Patient B received Patient A's medication. Update: 03/04/13:Patient A and B will be sent a notification letter.NOTE: There were a total of 97 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 96 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The Pharmacy supervisor has advised the staff in regards to this incident report, and instructed them to double check the contents against the mailing label.