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VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 18, 2012. Also cited in 187 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000076803, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 06 Asheville, NC
Issue:
A Pharmacy employee sent Veterans A's prescription to Veteran B. The information that was compromised included Veteran A's name, and medication information. Update: 06/18/12:Veteran A will be sent a notification letter,NOTE: There were a total of 23 Mis-Mailed incidents this reporting period. Because of repetition, the other 22 are not included in this report, but are included in the "Mis-Mailed Incidents" count at the end of this report. In all incidents, Veterans will receive a notification letter and/or credit monitoring will be offered if appropriate.
Outcome:
Employee referred to service chief for admnistrative action.