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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 26, 2012. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000071088, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Paperwork belonging to Patient A's prescriptions was placed in Patient B's bag. Patient B notified the VAMC of the error and will return the paperwork tomorrow. The paperwork included Patient A's name and medication information. Update: 01/26/12:Patient A will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Employee responsible reminded to use caution when handling documents with PII.