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New Mexico VA Health Care System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 19, 2015. Also cited in 43 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116910, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NEW MEXICO HCS - 501
Issue:
The Pharmacy Manager reported to facility Privacy Officer (PO) that a package was returned to the Pharmacy by Veteran A after it was mismailed due to mislabeling added by the mailroom. Veteran A returned package containing the label for mailing to him, however, the contents (prescription filled by Pharmacy) and other label noted on package were intended for Veteran B. Medications re-filled for Veteran A and B/corrected and fact-finding with appropriate corrective actions/remediation to be addressed.
Outcome:
03/19/15: 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.