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Phoenix VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 28, 2014. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000104684, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
On 05/28/14, the Pharmacy Supervisor reported that Veteran B received a medication by mail for Veteran A. Veteran B reported this to the SE Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on 05/27/14, his scheduled appointment date. Medication and documents were recovered, copies en route to the Privacy Officer (PO). Medications for Veteran A were re-processed. Root cause is unclear at this time with a current investigation in progress. Additional notification, investigation and actions, pending.
Outcome:
05/29/14: The Incident Resolution Team determined that Veteran A will receive a HIPAA letter of notification since his medication information was compromised.