SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient (Pt) 1 was given the radiology (X-ray pictures of the inside of the body) reports for Pt 2 and Pt…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1, 3, and 4's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's PHI was given to Patient 2.2. Patient 3 and…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patients 2's completed MediCal application was given to Patient 1 in error. This failure resulted in not protecting the PHI for…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential for 4 Patients (Patients 1, 3, 4, and 6) when:1. Patient 1's discharge paperwork was given to patient 2 in error (refer…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) for 3 Patients (Patients 2, 3, and 4) confidential when:1. Patient 1 was given Patient 2's armband containing PHI (refer to CA00383055).2.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential for 11 Patients (Patients 1-11) when a copy of an Staff 2's patient list was attached to Patient 12's discharge paperwork.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Lab reports for Patients 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 were sent to an incorrect…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's PHI was accessed by an unauthorized person. This failure resulted in not protecting the PHI for Patient…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's medical information was verbally disclosed to unauthorized individual. (refer to CA00377627).2. Patient 2's discharge paper work was given to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when laboratory results for Patient 1 were auto-faxed to a private residence.This failure resulted in unauthorized disclosure of…

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