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) when her discharge instructions were given to a different patient (Patient 2). This failed practice resulted in…

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 private health information was protected from misuse by unauthorized entities when the patient's information was faxed to an unauthorized recipient. This failure to ensure patient information was…

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) when a nurse gave a sticker with her information on it to the daughter of another 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 prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1) when a laboratory employee faxed laboratory results for Patient 1 to an unintended recipient. This failed practice…

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 private health information (PHI) was protected from misuse by filing to ensure the information was not faxed to an unauthorized 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 prevent the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when Patient A's information was inadvertently sent to the wrong provider. This failure had the potential for the misuse…

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 the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's and Patient A's Responsible Party's private/medical information. This failure had the potential for the misuse of Patient A's and the Responsible Party's private/medical…

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 the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's private/medical information. This failure had the potential for the misuse of Patient A's private/medical information.Findings:An unannounced visit was conducted on June 3, 2014,…

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 access of Patient A's PHI by a Registered Nurse (RN) 1, employed at…

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 entity not authorized to receive the information. Patient A's PHI was inadvertently sent…

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