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Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center

COLUMBIA SC - 544

Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 16, 2015. Also cited in 43 other reports.


Report ID: PSETS0000118201, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Reported Entity: COLUMBIA SC - 544

Issue:

Veteran A called the Pharmacy to report he had received another Veteran's medication from the Pharmacy pick-up window on 04/08/15. Veteran A returned the medication for Veteran B to the Pharmacy that afternoon.

Outcome:

04/16/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.

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