RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the PHI (protected health information) of Patient B remained confidential. This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient B's name, date of birth, address and beneficiary identification 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 all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 1). Patient 1's confidential information was faxed 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 all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's, and the patient's mother's, confidential information (Patient 3 and Patient 3'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 ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patients' confidential information (Patients 6, 7, 8, and 9). Patient 6's, 7'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 ensure an unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's PHI (protected health information, was reported to the patient no later than five days after the disclosure was detected. The facility detected the…

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 prevent the unauthorized access of Patient A's medical information. This had the potential to result in misuse of private information.Findings:On August 13, 2013, an unannounced vist was made to the…

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: Medical Breach

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access of Patient A's medical information. This had the potential to result in misuse of private information.The facility detected the unauthorized access of Patient A's medical informtion…

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 that Patient A's Protected Health Information (PHI) was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to 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 ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 1). Patient 1's confidential information was included, via…

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