ST BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient B's protected health information (PHI), when a registered nurse (RN 1) inadvertently placed a label with patient B's information on an intravenous (IV) bag…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that Patient A's protected health information (PHI) was kept confidential when it was faxed by a Health Information Management (HIM) technician (Employee A)to the wrong department at an outside…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain confidentiality with the protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient A), when the itemized billing statement containing PHI was inadvertently mailed to the wrong insurance carrier. This resulted…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when mail containing Patient A's PHI was mailed to an unauthorized recipient. FINDINGS:On February 26, 2013, at 10:00…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for 16 patients, (Patient A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I J, K, L, M, N, O, and P),…

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

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 fax sent to a medical clinic with Patient B's PHI included 4 pages of Patient A's…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when attempting to print Patient A's medical record, inadvertently faxed it to a medical clinic, unassociated with the…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient B, when a fax intended to be sent to Patient A's medical group, inadvertently contained Patient B's PHI under…

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

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 B received discharge instructions for Patient A upon discharge from the emergency department (ED), resulting in…

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

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 B received Patient A's PHI upon discharge from the facility, resulting in a breach of Patient…

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