RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure their (PHI) Protected Health Information was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to Patient A's demographic and…

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 PHI for one patient (Patient 1) when a facility CM faxed her medical records for follow up healthcare to the wrong location. This failed practice resulted…

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 PHI when an ED nurse disclosed a confidential diagnosis to the mother of one patient (Patient 1). This failed practice resulted in the potential for emotional…

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 A's protected health information (PHI) was not transcribed in Patient B's report. The report containing Patient A's PHI was faxed to an acute hospital. This failure resulted in…

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 staff sent Patient A's Newborn Screening Report with the correct facility code in order to ensure the results were returned to the reporting facility. This failure resulted in 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 ensure information in Patient A's record was not viewed by persons not authorized to view the information. Findings:On May 2, 2012, the facility notified the CDPH they believed they had…

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 a prescription for Patient A, was not given to Patient B. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), which created the potential…

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 A received mail containing his personal health information (PHI). This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI to an unintended recipient.Findings:On March 30, 2012, at…

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 the lab results for Patient A were not given to Patient B. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) to an unintended recipient.Findings:On May…

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 protected health information (PHI) for Patients A through E were not faxed to the wrong department. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patients A through E's PHI,…

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