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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 March 1, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058955, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Two patients (Patient A and Patient B) with the same name; their medications were mixed up & Patient A received the Rx package of Patient B. Update: 03/02/11:Patient A will receive a notification letter due to PHI being exposed.
Outcome:
Employees reminded of the need for caution when handling documents with PII