CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient A's private health information (PHI), when Patient A's laboratory report was given to Patient B during discharge. This had the potential to…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for three patients (Patient 1, 2, and 3). Upon discharge from the Emergency Department (ED), another patient (Patient 4) received these three…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient A's private health information (PHI), when a document containing Patient A's laboratory results was given to Patient B during discharge. This…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). An employee gave Patient 1's prescription and discharge instructions to another patient. This failure resulted in an…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 3). Two hundred and sixty pages of Patient…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure for one patient (Patient A), that her protected health information (PHI) was not disclosed to an individual not authorized to receive the information. Patient A's PHI was inadvertently given…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 1). Patient 1's confidential information was facsimiled to…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure their (PHI) Protected Health Information was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to Patient A's demographic information,…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure their (PHI) Protected Health Information was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to Patient A's demographic information,…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure their (PHI) Protected Health Information was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to Patient A's demographic information.Findings:On…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280