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Beckley VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on May 8, 2015. Also cited in 22 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000119277, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: BECKLEY WV - 517
Issue:
On 05/08/15 at 4:18 PM, the Privacy Officer (PO) read an email from the Pharmacy Chief that she sent on 05/07/15 at 1:07 PM that hydrocodone was mailed to the wrong Veteran. Both Veterans have the same last name. The mailroom affixed the incorrect mailing label in the mailroom to the package. This involves the full name of the Veteran, DOB, SSN, address, actual medication (hydrocodone) and medication list of the Veteran that was supposed to receive the package.
Outcome:
05/11/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.