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VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (VISN 4)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 4, 2011. Also cited in 239 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000056658, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 04 Lebanon, PA
Issue:
Prescription was mis-mailed to a patient with the same first and last name, however, different last 4. The Veteran that received the medication is supposed to be returning them to LVAMC on 1/13/11. Update: 01/04/11:Patient will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Notification letter sent to Veteran on 1/6/2011