COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain the confidentiality of Patient A ' s protected health information (PHI). This resulted in the unauthorized access of Patient A ' s clinical record by a registered nurse (RN…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient B's protected health information (PHI), when an Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN 1) released the discharge paperwork and prescription to Patient A, that contained…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: XXXXXXX Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient B's protected health information (PHI), when an Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN 1) released the prescription to Patient A, that contained the name…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that copies of immunization records placed in an envelope for Employee 2, were verified for accuracy by the Employee Health Nurse. This resulted in Employee 2 receiving copies of…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when the Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Human Resources (HR) Department and the Vice President (VP) of HR…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that the post-partum (after birth) nurse (RN 1) verified the name on the WIC (Women, infants and children) form matched Patient B's name. This resulted in RN 1 giving…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to safeguard confidential protected health information (PHI) for 49 patients, when a pastoral care staff member, dropped a list containing patients' PHI. This had the potential to be a breach…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure physician's and their staff who are not hospital employees, with access to the physician's patients' confidential protected health information (PHI) at the acute care hospital, have safeguards in place…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that confidential protected health information (PHI) from Patient A's emergency room (ER) visit, was sent by facsimile (FAX) to the intended recipient. This resulted in Patient B's PHI being…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to notify the California Department of Public Health,(CDPH) within five business days of being made aware that a breach of protected health information (PHI) had occurred. This failure to report timely,…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: HSC Section 1279