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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 11, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056975, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
Patient received the medication intended for his uncle. He noticed it was not his medication due to the types of medication and notified the Pharmacy. New meds were sent to the correct patient. Update: 01/11/11:Patient will receive a letter of notification since his medication information was exposed.
Outcome:
The resolution is that new meds were sent to the patient. Although the staff at this facility were not at fault, it has been identified that the USPS mis-delivered a medication package which had the same effects of a miss-mailed mediation. A patients name, address and medication were disclosed to another person.