Scripps Mercy Hospital

Issue: Based on interview, document and record review the hospital failed to ensure that one patient's (Patient A) personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential and not disclosed to the resident of a private home without Patient A's prior…

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

Issue: Based on interview, document and record review the hospital failed to ensure that one patient's (Patient A) protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential and not disclosed to another health care worker without Patient A's prior authorization.Findings:An onsite investigation of…

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 1 of 1 sampled patient's (1) medical information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access. Patient 1's medical information was inadvertently sent to skilled nursing facilities without…

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

Issue: Based on telephone interview, the hospital failed to ensure that 1 of 1 sampled patient's (1) medical information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access. Patient 1's medical information was inadvertently given to another patient without authorization which violated…

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 1 of 1 sampled patient's (1) medical information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access. Patient 1's medical information was inadvertently sent to facilities without authorization which…

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 - any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment of health care, that can be linked to a specific individual from an…

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 Patient 1's medical information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access.Findings:An interview with the hospital's Patient Relations (PR) was conducted on 2/28/13 at 3:55 P.M. The PR…

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 Patient 1's protected health information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access.Findings:An interview with the hospital's Patient Relations (PR) was conducted on 2/27/13 at 3:45 P.M. The…

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

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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 of one sampled patient (Patient 1). The staff's failure to read and validate the correct name of the patient in the records, resulted…

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