MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL

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 10's Emergency Department report was faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in…

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 protected health information (PHI) confidential when Patient 7's Discharge Summary was sent to an agency that had not been authorized by the patient. This resulted…

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 keep unauthorized access of personal and patient information when Patient 13's radiology results were faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in a breach…

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 keep personal and patient health information confidential when Patient 11's radiology results were faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in a breach of…

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 keep protected information when Patient 14's radiology results were faxed to an unauthorized physician by error. This failure resulted in a breach of protected information and possible…

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 ensure unauthorized access personal and patient health information when Patient 2's Emergency Department (ED) record was sent to the wrong physician's office. This resulted in a…

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 ensure unauthorized peronal and patient health information when Patient 3's radiology results were sent to the wrong physician's office. This resulted in a breach of personal…

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 protected health information (PHI) confidential when Patient 15's laboratory report was sent to a different patient without authorization of Patient 15. This resulted in a…

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 ensure unauthorized access of personal and patient health information when Patient 4's History and Physical report was sent to the wrong physician's office. This resulted in…

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 ensure unauthorized access of personal and patient health information when Patient 1's Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) report was sent to the wrong physician when it was…

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