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VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 10, 2011. Also cited in 369 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000059387, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 08 Bay Pines, FL
Issue:
Veteran A received his/her Pharmacy Care appointment information in the mail along with Veteran B's appointment information. Update: 03/10/11:Veteran B will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
The employee responsible for this incident was retrained in Privacy Awareness and counseled by supervisor. A notification letter was sent to the Veteran involved and the lab follow up note sent in error was mailed to the correct Veteran.