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VA Mid South Healthcare Network (VISN 9)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on October 20, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000067853, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Huntington, WV
Issue:
Patient A contacted the Pharmacy to report they had received Patient B's medication along with their own. Patient A will return the medication and paperwork so the facility can determine who was responsible for the error. At this time, the facility does not know if the paperwork that would have had Patient B's address was included. Update: 10/20/11:Patient B will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Staff reminded to be more cautious when packaging medications for shipment.