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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 July 13, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000064668, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
On 07/11/11, Patient A presented to Pharmacy (Nashville campus) and reported that he received medications which belonged to Patient B. Patient A signed for these medications at the post office and, upon returning home, discovered they belonged to Patient B. Patient A informed the Pharmacy that Patient B's address and paperwork were inside the package. Patient B's full name, address, list of medications, and medication instruction sheets were compromised. Upon investigation, the Pharmacy found the medications were mailed out from the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The Pharmacy reported the incident to CMOP and re-mailed Patient B's medications to him. Update: 07/13/11:Veteran B will be sent a notification letter.
Outcome:
Pharmacy found the medications were mailed out from the Consolidated Medication Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) and not TVHS. Pharmacy reported the incident to CMOP and re-mailed Patient B's medications to him. HIPAA Notification letter mailed to Patient B.