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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 28, 2014. Also cited in 50 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000110951, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS - 671
Issue:
On 10/10/14, FTOPC Pharmacy handed Veteran A his medications and in addition, he was given Veteran B's medication (last name similar, first name different). The patient informed the Pharmacy of the error on 10/27/14. The medication was returned to the Pharmacy. PO was notified today.
Outcome:
10/28/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.