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Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Staff 1 gave Patient 2's PHI to Patient 1 during discharge.This failure resulted in unauthorized access to Patient 2'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 PHI was mistakenly given to the wrong patient on discharge.2. The PHI for Patient 3 was mailed to an…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's PHI was mistakenly given to Patient 2.2. Patient 3's face sheet was mistakenly given to Patient 4.These failures…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's discharge instructions were mistakenly given to Patient 2.2. Patient 3's PHI was mistakenly faxed to a private business.3.…

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

Issue: Based on an staff interview and review of documents provided to the Department the facility failed to prevent an unauthorized disclosure of personal health information of a patient when an assessment form was faxed to an incorrect fax number.Findings:During a…

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

Issue: Based on an interview and review of the hospital's documentation the hospital failed to notify the California Department of Public Health (Department) about the breach of personal health information within 5 days. Findings:On November 5, 2009 the Department received notification…

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

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's PHI was faxed to the wrong payer.2. Patient 2's PHI was faxed to the wrong payer.3. Patient 3's…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's PHI was mistakenly faxed to the wrong hospital.2. The PHI for Patient 2, Patient 3 and Patient 4…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and document review the facility failed to report an unauthorized disclosure of a patients' medical information to the Department within five calendar days of after the disclosure was detected. The hospital detected that Patient 1's medical…

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