KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - RIVERSIDE

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient, (Patient 1). The case manager faxed part of Patient 1's medical record to a private residence. This 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 the California Department of Public Health (the Department) was notified of the theft of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) within 15 business days. The facility detected the event…

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 secure. This failure potentially resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI to an unknown source.Findings:An interview was conducted…

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 3). Patient 3's confidential information was mailed 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 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, Patient B.Findings:An interview 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 ensure the PHI (protected health information) of Patient B remained confidential. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient B's PHI to an unintended recipient.Findings:An interview was conducted 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 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 the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's private health information (PHI), when the Billing Department inadvertently gave Patient A's credit card receipt and hospital account billing number 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 Patient A's protected health information (PHI) remained confidential. This failure led to the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI to an unauthorized recipient and the potential for misuse of…

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 led to the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI to Patient B's family member, who was not…

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