LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the safeguarding of protected health information (PHI) for two patients (Patient A and B), when a dental resident (Dentist 1) left a laptop computer containing photos and clinical information,…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to safeguard the confidential medical condition of Patient A, when a pharmacist (Employee 1) send a telephone text message to patient A's husband, who was unaware of Patient A's diagnosis and…

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

Issue: Based on the interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain privacy and confidentiality for one patient (Patient A), when a staff member gave Patient A ' s protected health information (PHI) to Patient B, without authorization.Findings:On June 3,…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a transplant assistant verified the names on documents before stapling them together. This failure resulted in Patient A's confidential, protected, health information (PHI) being stapled to Patient B's documents,…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a physician (MD 1) downloaded a list of 15 patients, that MD 1 had secured that list to ensure the confidential, protected health information (PHI) for all 15 patients…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that staff verified the names on all documents being given to patients to protect confidential protected health information (PHI). This failure to verify the name on a transplant document…

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 her immunization records were inadvertently given the mother of Patient B during a clinic visit. 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 B's protected health information (PHI), when a copy of her print out for a ultrasound of the right breast, was inadvertently included in the…

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 her discharge instructions were given by the emergency room (ER) registered nurse (RN) to Patient B. 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 confidentiality of treatment provided to two patients (Patient B and C) was maintained, when compact discs (CDs) containing their radiology films were inadvertently given to Patient A, who…

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