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VA Mail Order Pharmacy, Hines, IL (CMOP)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 31, 2012. Also cited in 88 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000084167, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VHA CMOP Hines, IL
Issue:
Patient A received a prescription intended for Patient B. Patient Bs name and type of medication was compromised. Patient A reported the incident to the medical center and a replacement has been requested for Patient B. Great Lakes Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) investigation concludes that this was a CMOP packing error. The CMOP employee(s) will be counseled and retrained in proper packing procedures. Update: 01/02/13:Patient B will be sent a notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.NOTE: There were a total of 5 Mis-Mailed CMOP incidents out of 7,623,887 total packages (11,398,409 total prescriptions) mailed out for this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 4 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed CMOP Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
The CMOP employee(s) was counseled and retrained in proper packing procedures.