RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient A's private health information (PHI), when Patient (Patient B) received Patient A's filled prescriptions. This facility failure had the potential to…

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 ensure PHI (personal health information) for one patient (Patient 1) was protected from unauthorization disclosure when the discharging registered nurse (RN) disclosed the Patient 1's diagnosis in the presence of…

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 disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). An employee in the Medical Records Department provided Patient 1's lab results to Patient 2. This resulted…

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

Issue: Theft of Laptop

Outcome: Data not available.

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient A), when Patient A's "Health Records Report," was given to Patient B. This failure resulted in an 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 disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). An employee gave Patient 1's prescription to another patient. This failure resulted in an unauthorized person having…

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 ensure Patient 1's privacy was protected during the admission process when the Admission's Clerk from the facility used information from the patient's record to make a personal phone call to…

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 ensure Patient 1's right for privacy and confidentiality was protected during the admission process when the Admission's Clerk from the facility used information from the patient's record to make a…

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 disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1) when his discharge paperwork was sent to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with a different patient (Patient…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and record review the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient 1's private health information (PHI). During the discharge process, Patient 1's prescription copy was inadvertently given to Patient 2. This had…

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