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 MARY MEDICAL CENTER
56 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
June 9, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information for Patient A, when Patient B was given an imaging report intended for Patient A resulting the unauthorized release of Patient A's…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
June 5, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect the confidential, protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a copy of Patient A ' s x-ray report was given to Patient B, which resulted in the unauthorized…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
May 27, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information for Patient A, when a Collector (Employee 1)from the claims service department submitted Patient A's health information to the incorrect worker's compensation…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
May 15, 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 a Registered Nurse (RN 1) gave Patient A's laboratory results document to Patient B. This resulted in an…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 20, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when a registered nurse (Employee 1) missed finding consent forms left behind in Patient B's room after transferring Patient B from…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 6, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) in the Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Services when a registered nurse (RN 1) released discharge instructions for Patient A to…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 2, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for four patients (Patients A,B,C,and D) when their medical information was inadvertently faxed to the external chart auditor company, instead of…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
March 11, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to ensure the confidential treatment of patient health information for Patient A. Patient B was discharged with Patient A's discharge instructions. This resulted in the contents of her personal information being…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
March 6, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review,the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of patient health information for Patient A when Patient B was discharged from the Emergency Department and received Patient A's discharge instructions. This resulted in the unauthorized…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
February 18, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of patient health information for (Patient ' s B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q) during the…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights