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VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 8, 2013. Also cited in 132 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000087680, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 02 Buffalo, NY
Issue:
Veteran A was discharged from a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) program and given his medications in a plastic bag. Today when the Home Health Nurse went to visit, she noted the bag also contained medication for Veteran B. The label on the medication included Veteran B's name, medication, dose, instructions, date filled and the name of the provider who ordered it. Update: 04/08/13:Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter.05/22/13:This was determined to be non-HITECH reportable by VHA Privacy Office.NOTE: There were a total of 113 Mis-Handling incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 112 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Handling Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
The items were retrieved and returned to the pharmacy.