SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that 50 patients personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when the emergency services manager emailed the list of 50 patients to an outside the facility contracted…

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 a health care worker (HCW) accessed Patient 1's PHI without the direct need to know for…

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 a health care worker (HCW) accessed Patient 1's PHI without the direct need to know for…

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 1 of 2 sampled patient's (1) protected health information (PHI) was safeguarded. As a result, during Patient 2's discharge from the hospital, the patient was inadvertently given…

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 personal and protected health information (PHI) was safeguarded for 1 of 2 sampled patients (1). Patient 2 was discharged from the hospital with Patient 1's written medication prescription…

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 personal and protected health information (PHI) was safeguarded for 1 of 2 sampled patients (2). Patient 2 was discharged from the hospital with Patient 1's written medication prescription…

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 Patient 1's personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential and not accessed by another health care worker without Patient 1's prior authorization.Findings:An on site investigation…

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 provider without Patient A's prior authorization.Findings:An on site investigation…

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) personal and protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential and not disclosed to 16 skilled nursing facilities without Patient A's prior authorization.Findings:An on…

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 multiple patient medical information was kept confidential from anyone not authorized access. Thirty-seven patients' medical information were inadvertently given to another patient without authorization which violated the patients'…

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