ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when a copy of the Discharge Medication Reconciliation form was inadvertently placed in the discharge packet of Patient B. This…

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

Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when Patient A's medication administration record (MAR) from an emergency room (ER) visit, was inadvertently faxed with Patient B's clinical…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect health information for Patient B, when the list of discharge medications was signed by Patient A's mother, due to the registered nurse (RN), not checking the patient's name against…

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

Issue: Based on observation, interview and document review, the hospital failed to ensure that 1 of 47 sampled patients (Patient 64) had the right to personal privacy while in the emergency department (ED). This failure resulted in the patient sharing a…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: PATIENT RIGHTS: PERSONAL PRIVACY

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to ensure that their policies were followed to protect the confidentiality for Patient A. The hospital failed to ensure that a contracted employee protected the confidential health information for Patient A…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect Patient A's medical information. This breach caused Patient A's protected health care information to be released without authorization or consent.Findings:The facility self reported to the Department on July 20,…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect Patient A's medical information. This breach caused Patient A's protected health care information to be released.Findings:The facility self reported that Patient A's protected health information (PHI) to include the…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect Patient A's medical information. This breach caused Patient A's protected health care information to be released.Findings:The facility self-reported that a hospital employee disclosed Patient A's protected health information (Test…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect patients' medical information. This breach caused patients' protected health care information (PHI) to be released.Findings:a. The facility self-reported that Patient A's PHI intended for an insurance company was inadvertently…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect Patient A's medical information. This resulted in the unauthorized release of Patient A's protected health care information. Findings:During an interview with the emergency room manager on 6/7/12, he stated,…

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