NORTHBAY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 7's personal medical information was incorrectly shared with other team members not involved with this patient and not authorized to have this information.…

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

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

Issue: Based on observations and interviews the facility failed to ensure visual and auditory privacy for three out of five patients (Patient 1,2,3) when patients were assessed and treated in the hallway of the emergency room. This failure resulted in other…

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

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 Patient 1's health information was given to Patient 2. This failure allowed the unlawful or unauthorized access…

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 nine patients' (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 4, Patient 5, Patient 6, Patient 7, Patient 8, and Patient 10) medical information when:…

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 12, Patient 14, and Patient 15) medical information when: A) Patient 12's medical information was handed to a private individual; B)…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the hospital failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of one patient's protected health information.Findings: In interview on 10/8/12 at 2:30 pm, Staff A stated that CNA B went into Patient 1's electronic medical record (EMR)…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the hospital failed to prevent unauthorized access to two patients' protected health information, when hospital staff gave PHI for two patients to another patient at discharge.Findings:In interview on 10/8/12 at 2:30 pm, Staff A…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the hospital failed to prevent unauthorized access to one patient's protected health information (PHI).Findings:In interview on 10/8/12 at 12:15 pm, Staff A stated that on 8/6/12, the hospital was notified by Patient 2's wife…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure the confidentiality of two patient's health care information when healthcare documents of the two patients were given to other patients in error. Findings:During an interview on 1/20/12 at…

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