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Issue: Based on staff interview and review of facility documents, the hospital failed to prevent the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) when Patient 1's PHI was sent to the county sheriff's department instead of Patient 2's requested PHI. This failure…

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

Issue: Based on observation and interviews review the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of Patient 1's medical information, when Emergency Room staff inadvertently gave Patient's discharge information to Patient 2.Findings:On 2/7/14 the facility notified the California Department of Public…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility document review, and facility Policy and Procedure review, the facility failed to ensure unauthorized access to Patient 1's Protected Health Information (PHI) when medical information was faxed to a State Agency. This failure placed Patient…

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

Issue: Based on interviews and facility record review including Policy and Procedure review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of Patient 1-5's medical information when a Discharge Planner (DP) packaged Patient 1-5's medical information with Patient 6's information to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and review of electronic health records (EHR) and the facility's policies and procedures, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of Patient 1's protected health information (PHI) when Patient's 1's PHI was placed in the…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, record review, and facility document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access to Protected Health Information (PHI) when Employee 1 accessed Patient 1's medical record without justification.Findings:On 8/18/14 Employee 1 accessed Patient 1's medical record…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews and review of electronic health records (EHR) and the facility's policies and procedures, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of Patient 1's protected health information (PHI) when a release-of-information clerk attached Patient 1's PHI…

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