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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 December 4, 2014. Also cited in 102 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000112456, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: PHOENIX AZ - 644
Issue:
Today, 12/04/14, Privacy reports a medication was returned by a Veterans caregiver on 11/25/14. The caregiver picked up Veterans medication and realized there was Veteran B's medication in the bag also. Medications were not opened but returned within 30 minutes. The medication bag is clear. Root cause: Failure to follow identity and standard medication issuing protocols. Corrective actions completed: Immediate re-education by Pharmacy supervisor of appropriate pharmacy and privacy protocols. Veteran followup pending.
Outcome:
12/05/14: 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.