ST. HELENA HOSPITAL CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to safeguard personal medical information for one patient (Patient 1), when copies of Patient 1's forms and personal belongings, were included in the discharge packet for another patient. This failure resulted…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information protected, when Patient 1's medical information was voluntarily divulged by a healthcare worker to a family member not authorized to receive the information.This failure resulted…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of confidential information, when two pages of Patient 1's referral information was inadvertently sent to an agency not involved in the patient's care and not…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of a patient's (Patient 1) medical information when Patient 1's chart was sent to another California County which was not involved with the patients' care.…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the hospital failed to prevent unauthorized access to one patient ' s protected health information (PHI).Findings:In interview on 10/30/12 at 9:45 am, Staff A stated she learned on 7/7/11 that on 7/6/11, Patient 1…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of two patients' (Patient 1 and Patient 3) medical information when: A) Patient 1's chart was sent to another California County which was not involved…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep protected health information (PHI) confidential when Patient 14's medical record was sent to the Regional Center by error. This failure resulted in a breach of PHI…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep protected health information (PHI) confidential when physician's orders for seven Patients were faxed to an unauthorized person by error. This failure resulted in a breach of…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep personal health information confidential when Patient 13's Determination of Capacity was given to another patient, not authorized to have the information, by error. This failure resulted…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep protected health information (PHI) confidential when staff disclosed to an unauthorized agency that Patient 16 was actually in the hospital and discussed private issues. This failure…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280