HEMET VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient (Patient A) was protected from unauthorization disclosure when his information was sent to Patient B. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure…

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 2's Private Health Information (PHI), when a documents containing Patient 2's PHI was sent by fax to another hospital without 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 the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's Protected Health Information (PHI), by failing to ensure all documents given to Patient B's caregiver, were meant for Patient B. This failure 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 prevent for one patient (Patient A) the unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). This failure had the potential for the misuse of Patient A's private/medical information.Findings:During an interview with…

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 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 protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). Upon discharge from the Emergency Department (ED), another patient (Patient 2) received Patient 1's discharge paperwork containing…

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 staff member had called a private citizen's home and left a message regarding health…

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 was afforded privacy when a nursing procedure was conducted. This failure may have resulted in the exposure of the patient's genitals to individuals passing in the hallway…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). Portions of Patient 1's medical record was mixed in with Patient 2's medical record, and mailed to…

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 1's private health information (PHI), when a document containing Patient 1's PHI was inadvertently faxed to an incorrect recipient (Patient 2).…

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