MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 28's information was sent to a physician who was not intended to receive the information and not authorized to receive it.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 25's medical records were sent to an incorrect physician's office. This resulted in a breach of confidentiality for the…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 24's medical records were sent to an incorrect physician. This resulted in a breach of confidentiality for the patient…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 18's medical records were sent to an incorrect facility not involved in the patient's care and not authorized to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 21's medical records were sent to an incorrect physician's office. This resulted in a breach of confidentiality for 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 prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of a patient's (Patient 1) medical information when it was faxed to the wrong medical provider (Wrong Physician). This failure allowed the unlawful or unauthorized…

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 unauthorized access and disclosure of three patients' (Patient 1, Patient 2, and Patient 3) medical information when: A) Patient 1's medical information was faxed to a private individual instead…

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 unauthorized access and disclosure of a patient's (Patient 1) medical information when it was sent to the wrong medical provider (Physician 3) This failure allowed the unlawful or unauthorized…

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

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure unauthorized access of personal and patient health information when Patient 12's radiology results were faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in a…

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

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to unauthorized access of personal and patient health information when Patient 8's Emergency Department record was faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in a…

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