EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER

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) when a case management employee faxed the summary for one patient (Patient 1) to a fax number belonging to a private individual.…

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 the Cancer Center sent a follow up letter to her last address on file, and the…

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 information was inadvertently faxed to a residential fax number.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 for one patient (Patient A), that her protected health information (PHI) was not disclosed to an individual not authorized to receive the information. Patient A's, PHI was inadvertently given…

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 access and/or disclosure of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when an arm band imprinted with Patient A's PHI was placed on the arm of a different…

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 5). Patient 5's confidential information was given 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 unauthorized disclosure of PHI (protected health information) for one Patient (Patient 1) when a different patient (Patient 2) was discharged from the GI (gastrointestinal) lab with his information. This…

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 PHI (protected health information) for one patient (Patient 1) when a nurse discharged a different patient (Patient 2) with CT (computerized tomography) results for Patient 1.…

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, by faxing Patient A's PHI to…

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