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Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1-3's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's PHI was faxed to a local resident and not to the patient's…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's medical information was faxed to an unauthorized recipient. (refer to CA00346366)2. Patient 2's home medication was given to an…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's medical information was given to another unauthorized patient. (refer to CA00344356)2. Patient 2's x-ray report was given to another…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's PHI was given to an unauthorized individual. (refer to CA00327639)2. Patient 2's PHI was given to an unauthorized individual.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's PHI was given to an unauthorized recipient. (Refers to CA00335278) 2. Patient 2's PHI was given to an unauthorized…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Staff 1 placed Patient 1's discharge information in with another patient's discharge information upon discharge.This failure resulted in Patient…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when a nurse disclosed Patient 2's surgical consent medical information.This failure resulted in unauthorized access to Patient 2's PHI and…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Staff 1 removed medication instructions from the printer on Patient 4 and also picked up protected health information for…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1 - 3's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's PHI was faxed to a residence instead of the home…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when an employee of a contracted billing company mailed an appeal package for Patient 1 to the wrong address.This failure…

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