Scripps Mercy Hospital

Issue: Based on interview, record and document review the hospital failed to ensure that Patient 1's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when a Medical Doctor (MD) 1 had verbally discussed Patient 1's sensitive diagnosis in the presence…

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

Issue: Based on interview, record and document review the hospital failed to ensure that Patient 1's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when a Rehabilitation Service Access Rep (RSAR) accessed Patient 1's electronic medical record. As a result…

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

Issue: Based on interview, record and document review the hospital failed to ensure that Patient 2's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when a Information Coordinator Representative (ICR) mailed portions of Patient 2's medical record to Patient 1.…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to safe guard protected health information, (PHI - any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment of health care, that can be linked to a specific individual from…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to maintain patient rights for 1 of 2 sampled patients (1). Patient 1's personal and medical information was inadvertently disclosed to an un-authorized party. This deficient practice violated the patient's right…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to maintain patient rights for 1 sampled patient (Patient 1). Patient 1's protected health information was inadvertently disclosed to an un-authorized party. This deficient practice violated the patient's right to privacy…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to maintain Patient 1's health information as private and confidential, when the facesheet, that contained confidential medical information was erroneously faxed to the wrong insurance company. Findings:On 3/13/14 at 2:00 P.M.,…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to safe guard protected health information, (PHI-any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment of health care, that can be linked to a specific individual from unauthorized person(s)…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review the hospital failed to ensure that Patient 2's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when a health care worker gave Patient 2's discharge medication list to Patient 1 on discharge from…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to maintain the confidentiality of medical record information belonging to one sampled patient. A nursing staff's failure to check and validate the correct patient information resulted to the unauthorized release of…

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