LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a Coordinator of Observation Admits (COA) faxed Patient A's PHI to (Name of Company). This failure resulted…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information for Patient A, when Patient B was given a laboratory order that belonged to Patient A, resulting in a breach of Patient…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a Unit Secretary (US) gave Patient A's diagnostic orders to Patient B upon discharge. This failure resulted…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN 1) faxed Patient A's laboratory order requisition document to an unintended recipient. This resulted…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN 1) faxed Patient A's referral for services document to an unintended recipient. This…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient A's Protected Health Information (PHI), when a document of Patient A had inadvertently been given to Patient B, following an appointment at the main health…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure their policy and procedures (P&P) for sending patient health information (PHI) via fax were followed when a case management discharge planner (CMDP) did not verify the name and number…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Registered Nurse (RN 1) gave Patient A's lab order document to Patient B. This resulted in an…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the confidentiality of Patient A's health status and hospital stay when Employee 1, without authorization, disclosed protected health information (PHI) to a member of her family. This resulted in…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Medical Doctor (MD 1) stapled a document containing Patient A's PHI to Patient B's discharge paperwork. This…

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