ST HELENA HOSPITAL-CLEARLAKE

Issue: Based on staff interview, investigative report and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that confidential patient health information (PHI) was protected from unauthorized use for one patient ( Patient 2) when PHI for Patient 2 was inadvertenly faxed…

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 medical information, when some information from Patient 4's visit summary was given to the incorrect patent. The person who received the information was…

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 medical information when discharge information for Patient 6 was inadvertently given to the incorrect patient. The person who received the information was 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 confidential medical information, when Patient 5's visit summary was given to the incorrect patent. The person who received the information was not involved in…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to notify Patient 2 of a breach of confidential information no later than five days after the facility became aware of the incident. Findings:See Tag A021 for findings.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to notify Patient 2 and the Department of a breach of confidential information for greater than five days after the facility became aware of the incident. Findings:During an interview, on…

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

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Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Medical Breach

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of confidential medical information, when Patient 7's prescription was given to the incorrect patient. The person who received the information was not involved in Patient…

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 Patient 3's birth certificate information was inadvertently released to the newspaper. The paper was not authorized to receive the information. This…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to report an incident of a breach of confidentiality to the Department, for Patient 2, within five days after the incident was discovered. Findings:See Tag A021 for findings.…

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