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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 19, 2012. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000073105, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Altoona, PA
Issue:
A Veteran's prescription medication was mailed to the wrong address. Update: 03/20/12:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
The Pharmacy address database has been corrected. Training was given to Pharmacy staff regarding entering address changes in the database and double checking the address and patient name before entering them into the database.