RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure for two (2) patients (Patient A and B) that their protected health information (PHI) was not disclosed to an entity who was not authorized to receive the information. This…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure for one patient (Patient A), that his protected health information (PHI) was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failure resulted in 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 ensure Patient A's protected health information (PHI) was kept private, when Patient A's discharge summary was inadvertently sent to an unintended recipient. This resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient…

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 all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept private, when Staff A accessed the record of Patient A, without a work related need to do so. This 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 prevent the unauthorized access and or disclosure of Patient A's medical/private information to an entity not authorized to receive the information. This failure resulted in Patient A's name being placed…

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 kept private, when Patient A's prescription was inadvertently seen by an unintended recipient. This resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's…

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 the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient B's medical information. This had the potential to result in misuse of private information.Findings:On January 28, 2014, at 8:30 a.m., an investigation…

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 notify Patient A of the unauthorized disclosure of his protected health information (PHI), in writing, within five business days after the disclosure had been detected by the facility. Findings:On January…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Breach

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the protected health information (PHI) of Patient A remained confidential. The failure led to the disclosure of Patient A's PHI to an unauthorized individual, Patient B.Findings:An interview was conducted…

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 all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 7). Patient 7's confidential information was sent via…

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