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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on January 21, 2011. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000057392, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Tuscaloosa, AL
Issue:
There has been a loss of a patients medication in the United Parcel System (UPS). The medication was filled normally and sent out on 1/13/2011. The veteran contacted the pharmacy and verified that he had not received the medication as of 1/20/2011. The provider for the veteran was contacted via phone requesting that a new order be written and electronically entered for the veteran. Pharmacy is waiting for provider to contact. Update: 01/22/11:Veteran will receive a letter offering credit protection services since his DOB was exposed.
Outcome:
The DOB is no longer on either the batch label or the RX label as a Date of Birth. It is now "masked" as 679-month-day. It would show up 6790102. This will be on BOTH the RX label and removed from the BATCH label when being mailed to the veteran.Credit Monitoring Letterhas been mailed to the veteran.