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Orlando VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 18, 2014. Also cited in 44 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103052, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: ORLANDO FL - 675
Issue:
Veteran A received two medication bags via UPS on 4/15/14. Second bag had Veteran B's name, but Veteran A's address on the shipping label. Veteran A opened the second bag before discovering it was not meant for him. The contents contained Veteran B's paperwork and medications. He called Telecare to report the error. Pharmacy has sent a UPS collection bag for the mis-addressed meds. Pharmacy is working with IRMS to learn how such an error could have occurred.
Outcome:
04/18/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.