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VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 2, 2013. Also cited in 204 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084183, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 01 Bedford, MA
Issue:
A VA LPN found Veteran B's prescription information inside of Veteran A's prescription injection directions. The Privacy Officer (PO) will follow-up with Pharmacy to see how the incident occurred. The information disclosed included Veteran B's name, address and medication information. Update: 01/07/13:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Pharmacy Director notified staff of incident and requested that all staff verify documents before they are sent out to ensure that it includes only information for the intended Veteran.