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Veterans In Partnership (VISN 11)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 25, 2012. Also cited in 213 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076067, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 11 Battle Creek, MI
Issue:
A prescription mailed to Veteran A inadvertently included a prescription vial for Veteran B; the vial label included the Veteran B's name, the prescription number and name of medication, directions and indication it was to be used for pain or inflammation. Update: 05/25/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter due to PHI being disclosed.
Outcome:
Prescription verification and packaging process has been improved, employees involved have been trained and a notification letter has been sent to the Veteran.