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VA Heartland Network (VISN 15)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 12, 2012. Also cited in 149 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074022, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 15 Columbia, MO
Issue:
Veteran A brought medications to the facility that were mailed to his home. Veteran A received five packages each addressed to him. Only one mailer contained Veteran A's medication. All other mailers and medications dated 02/25/12 were for four other Veterans. Veteran A returned the medications to the VA. The medications were mailed from a Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) not the facility pharmacy. Update: 04/12/12:Four Veterans will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Notification letters mailed. Service staff is working on improving mailing process to prevent this type of occurrence.