Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
ST BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER
42 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
July 14, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of the protected health information (PHI) for Patient A. When RN 1 discharged Patient B to a private hospital with Patient A's medical record. This resulted…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 1, 2015
Issue: Based on a phone interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of Patient A's medical records, when Registered Nurse 1 (RN 1) included medical records for Patient A with Patient B's medical records when…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
March 24, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patients A through R's protected health information (PHI) when a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA 1) lost the general worksheet document which contained 18 patients' PHI.…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
March 24, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when an Access Care Representative failed to return Patient A's (a minor) insurance cards to her parent. This resulted…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
October 16, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient B when Patient B's PHI was given to Patient A in error when Employee 1 placed Patient B's operative…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
September 23, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a Case Manager faxed documentation containing Patient A's PHI to the wrong recipient. This failure resulted in…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 19, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient B, a post-surgical patient. Employee 1 (surgeon) discussed the case and images of Patient B's surgical procedure with Patient A.…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 19, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Protected Health Information (PHI) for Patient A when Patient A ' s Protected Health Information (PHI) was posted on Face Book (a social media) by…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 19, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient B, when Patient B's PHI was given to Patient A in error when Employee 1 placed Patient B's Admission…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 19, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for 41 patients, when a census list was lost by Volunteer 1 while making rounds to provide Holy Communion for the…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights