Scripps Mercy Hospital

Issue: Data not available.

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 employee faxed Patient 2's face sheet to a physician's office that was not…

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 1's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when Patient 2 was discharged and given a document that contained Patient 1's medical information. As a…

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 confidential protected health information (PHI-patient identifiable information ) was safeguarded, for 3 of 3 sampled patients (1,2 and 3). Sixty seven copies of a census report (name, age,…

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 radiology report to Patient 1 on discharge. As a…

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

Issue: Data not available.

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to observe the patient's right to confidential treatment of medical record information. One sampled patient's Emergency Department (ED) electronic medical record information was accessed and viewed by a nurse aide without…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to ensure that it's own policy related to the release of a placenta to the patient was implemented, for 1 of 2 sampled patients (1). Patient 1 was given the wrong…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Nursing Service Policies and Procedures.

Issue: Data not available.

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

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

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