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VA Healthcare System (VISN 10)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 25, 2011. Also cited in 119 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000062955, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 10 Columbus, OH
Issue:
The Release of information (ROI) clerk released a Certificate of Medical Necessity forms for a glucometer and testing supplies from the Pharmacy for Veteran A to Veteran B. The forms contained Veteran A's full name, address, DOB, Phone number, diabetic prescription information, ICD-9 code, and medical information (fluctuating blood sugar). Veteran B noticed the information was not his and returned to ROI within minutes of the disclosure. Update: 05/25/11:Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
ROI clerk was reminded of the policies to check all information before releasing to the Veteran. Employee understood wrong-doing and re-training of how to safely handle PHI/PII.