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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 12, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069567, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Little Rock, AR
Issue:
Veteran A came into the Ozark CBOC saying he received Veteran B's prescription and provided the name of the patient. He was told to take the medicine to the closest VA to be destroyed. Information disclosed was name, address and medication type. Update: 12/12/11:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Pharmacy has started a review process to catch such errors and hopefully this will eliminate such happenings.Service is very aware of the importance of maintaining patient privacy and will continue to educate staff