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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 March 1, 2011. Also cited in 328 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058973, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 09 Nashville, TN
Issue:
In November 2010, Patient's A's prescriptions were given to Patient B at the pharmacy window (Nashville campus). Patient B realized the error after he arrived home and contacted his provider. Incident was not reported to Pharmacy until February 2011 via a Congressional. Patient A's PII included: Full name, Address, DOB and name of medication, and provider name. Update: 03/02/11:Patient A will receive a notification letter.
Outcome:
3/28/11:The Privacy Officer thoroughly investigated this concern and found the incident was due to a human error. The pharmacy has taken additional measures to check medications prior to leaving the pick-up window and made arrangements to retrieve your medication from the other Veteran. HIPAA Notification letter mailed to Veteran and sent via Outlook to [email protected]) . PO request closure.