EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the correct discharge instructions from the Emergency Room (ER) were given to Patient A. Patient A received Patient B's discharge instructions. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of…

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 a printed prescription for Patient A was not given to Patient B's family. The prescription (Rx) was given to the wrong patient. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure…

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 Protected Health Information (PHI), for Patient A was sent to the correct facility. This failed practice resulted in the disclosure of PHI to an unintended recipient.Findings:On September 30, 2011,…

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

Issue: Based on interview and documents review, the facility failed, for one patient (Patient A), to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) was not disclosed to an entity not authorized to receive the information. Findings:On September 28, 2011, at 10 a.m.,…

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

Issue: Based on interview and documents review, the facility failed, for one patient (Patient A), to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) was not disclosed to an entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice 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 ensure Protected Health Information (PHI), for Patient A, was not faxed to an unintended recipient. This failed practice resulted in the disclosure of PHI to unintended recipients.Findings: On August 30,…

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 protect Patient B's protected health information (PHI) from unauthorized disclosure. Patient A's was provided with Patient B's arm band and registration paperwork.. This resulted in the potential for misuse of…

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 Patient A's protected health information (PHI), was not sent to another patient. A compact disc (CD) for Patient A was inadvertently sent to Patient B. This resulted in the…

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 implement their privacy policy and failed to ensure Patient A's protected health information (PHI) were faxed to the correct physician. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of PHI to…

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

Issue: Theft of Desktop Computer

Outcome: Data not available.