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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(ECHCS)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on November 21, 2013. Also cited in 47 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000097226, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: EASTERN COLORADO HCS - 554
Issue:
A pharmacy technician accidentally mailed out medications for Patient A to Patient B. Patient B received the paperwork with the prescription that contained Patient As name and address. The original prescription and all the paperwork were returned to the VA.
Outcome:
11/21/13: Patient A will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.