KERN MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access to one patient's (Patient Y) electronic medical record (EMR). This failure resulted in an intentional breach of Patient Y's medical information by health care provider(s) not involved…

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 a bottle of prescribed medication for one patient (Patient A) was labeled with her name and not of another patient (Patient B). This failure resulted in a breach of…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Record Availability

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify one patient (Patient B) of an inadvertent disclosure of her medical information no later than five business days of its detection. The date of this incident was on 6/3/14;…

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 report inadvertent disclosure of one patient's (Patient B) medical information no later than five business days of its detection. The date of this event was on 7/1/14; detected by the…

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 report inadvertent disclosure of one patient's (Patient B) medical information no later than five business days of its detection. The date of this incident was on 6/3/14; detected by the…

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 one patient (Patient A) was not given the bottle of prescribed medication intended for another patient (Patient B). This failure resulted in a breach of Patient B's protected health…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Record Availability

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a patient's (Patient A) current guarantor was established prior to sending Patient A's billing statement to a guarantor from a previous visit who was no longer responsible for Patient…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Record Availability

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Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Breach

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one patient's (Patient A) personal health information was not transmitted to the incorrect insurance provider. This failure resulted in a breach of personal health information to persons outside 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 correctly identify one patient (A) prior to placing a patient identification band on his wrist which resulted in a breach of protected patient information.Findings:During a review of the "Report of…

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