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VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 13, 2012. Also cited in 122 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076694, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 17 Harlingen, TX
Issue:
Patient A received her medications via mail as well as 2 medications that belonged to Patient B. Also included in the bag were medication labels that contained Patient B's name, address and the name of the medications, dose, route, and frequency. Update: 06/14/12:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Pharmacy Supervisor has retrained/reeducated employee involved in this incident on importance of verification process.