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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 June 24, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064104, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
A bottle of medication belonging to Patient A was included in a bag of Patient B's medications. The bottle of medication was returned to the Pharmacy. Patient A's name and type of medication was compromised. Update: 06/24/11:Patient A will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Staff reminded to use caution when handling documents with PII