EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER

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 faxed Patient 1's laboratory (lab) results to the wrong number. 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 prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). An employee gave Patient 1's Office Visit Summary to another patient. This failure resulted in an unauthorized…

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 the Protected Health Information (PHI) of Patient A remained confidential. This failure resulted in the unauthorized access of Patient A's PHI by one facility employee, Staff Member (SM) 1.Findings:A…

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 medical information was faxed to an outside business. This had…

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 incorporated into…

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 faxed Patient 1's pathology report to the wrong number. This failure resulted in an unauthorized…

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 the PHI (protected health information) of Patient A remained confidential. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI to an unintended recipient in the community.Findings:An interview…

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 the unauthorized disclosure/release of Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient (Patient A). Patient A's laboratory report was faxed to an unintended recipient. This failure 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 the unauthorized disclosure/release of Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient (Patient A). During the discharge process a document containing PHI for Patient 1, was provide to Patient B.…

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 the unauthorized access of Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient, Patient A. This failure had the potential to result in the misuse of Patient A's private/medical information.Findings:On February…

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