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VA Healthcare System (VISN 10)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on December 5, 2011. Also cited in 119 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000069338, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 10 Columbus, OH
Issue:
The Supervising Nurse emailed the Privacy Officer to notify that she was calling Friday's procedure patients and discovered the discharge instructions for Patient B were mistakenly given to Patient A. The Privacy Officer sent a message asking if anyone called Patient A to ask for the information back so we could correctly dispose of it and if counseling had been provided to the employee who made the incorrect disclosure. Update: 12/06/11:Patient B will be sent a letter of notification.
Outcome:
The supervisor has discussed this with staff. Employees will double check individual information against the medical record before releasing the information.