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South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 15, 2011. Also cited in 317 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000065783, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 16 Oklahoma City, OK
Issue:
A letter was sent out from Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) to Veteran A. Along with his letter, Veteran A received Veteran B's medication list. Veteran A's daughter notifed the VA. The Privacy Officer has left messages for Veteran B to try and determine if he received the wrong medication list but has not been able to reach him at this time. There could possibly be two violations. Update: 08/22/11:It was verified that only 1 patient received the wrong information, therefore Veteran B will receive a letter offering credit protection service due to full SSN being disclosed along with medication information.
Outcome:
Unable to determine who made the error. Staff will be provided education and training to ensure correct information is mailed to correct Veteran.