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VA Mail Order Pharmacy, Leavenworth, KS (CMOP)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 7, 2013. Also cited in 50 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000093079, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: CMOP LEAVENWORTH 760
Issue:
Patient A received a Medline Industries medical supply intended for Patient B. Patient Bs name, address, and type of medical supply was compromised. Patient A reported the incident to the Fargo VA Medical Center and Patient B's medical supply has been replaced by Medline Industries. Leavenworth Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) investigation concludes that this was a Medline packing error. The packing error was reported to Medline for investigation and corrective action.
Outcome:
08/08/13: Patient B will receive a HIPAA letter of notification. NOTE: There were a total of 2 Mis-Mailed CMOP incidents out of 6,067,428 total packages (9,153,328 total prescriptions) mailed out for this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 1 is not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed CMOP Incidents" count at the end of this report. In both incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter.