SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to protect the patients' right for confidential treatment for four patients (1, 2, 3, and 4), when a staff member accessed the medical records of four family members without consent or…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for Patient 1, when a copy of Patient 1's medical record was released to Patient 2. The 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 hospital failed to notify Patient 1 within five business days of the disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), when a form containing Patient 1's PHI was inadvertently faxed to the wrong physician's office.…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to notify the Department within five business days of the disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), when a form containing Patient 1's PHI was inadvertently faxed to the wrong physician office.…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for Patient 1, when Patient 1's re-evaluation form was faxed to the incorrect doctor. The failure resulted in the disclosure of…

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 record review, the hospital failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of patients' medical information for 37 of 38 sampled patients (2 to 38) when Patient 1 gained possession of a document which contained patient names and diagnoses.…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of patient health information (PHI) for one of two sampled patients (1), when medications containing PHI were dispensed to an incorrect patient. The 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 hospital failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of patient health information (PHI) for six of 14 sampled patients (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13), when medication labels containing PHI were dispensed to…

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

Issue: Based on observation, interview and record review, the hospital's affiliated pharmacy failed to correctly dispense prescription medication for seven of 14 sampled patients (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14), when prescription medications were dispensed to seven incorrect patients.…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Pharmaceutical Service General Requirements