Mercy Medical Center

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 2 and 4's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1 was given Patient 2's care plan.2. Patient 3 was given the…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's Patient Rights form was given to Patient 2's family member. (CA00389934)2. Patient 3's discharge…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1 and 3's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's PHI was given to another patient. (CA00384817)2. Patient 3's PHI…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1) Discharge instructions for Patient 1 were given to Patient 2. (CA00380843)2) A dictated report for Patient 4 was attached to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's patient label was placed on Patient 2's mammography requisition (a form filled out by…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when patient 1's name label was placed on another individual's paperwork. This failure resulted in the potential risk for patient 1's…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1 and 2's protected health information (PHI) when Patient 1 and 2's PHI was faxed to a private residence instead…

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

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Outcome: Technical assistance provided

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when: 1) Patient 2's name, account number, medical record number, and location in hospital were printed on…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) when a facility wound care camera containing PHI of 21 Patients (Patient 1-21) was lost.This failure resulted in…

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