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North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 11, 2014. Also cited in 64 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000107717, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: NORTH FL/SOUTH GA HCS-GAINESVILLE - 573
Issue:
A Pharmacist at this facility reported Veteran As medication was inadvertently provided to Veteran B. Veteran B did not take the medication and returned the medication to the VA. Privacy will investigate.
Outcome:
08/11/14: 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.