SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 43's confidential health information, when the patient's After Visit Summary was given to another patient, who was not involved with the patient's care…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 43's confidential health information, when the patient's After Visit Summary was given to another patient, who was not involved with the patient's care…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 46's confidential health information, when the patient's laboratory results were faxed to a person, who was not involved with the patient's care and…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 44's confidential health information, when the patient's Laboratory results were sent to a facility which was not involved with the patient's care and…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of Patient 49's confidential health information, when the adult patient's personal, medical information was shared with a person visiting at his bedside, but not authorized to have…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 41's confidential health information, when results of laboratory tests were misdirected and given to a person not involved with the patient's care and…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 3's confidential health information, when the patient's After Visit Summary was given to another patient, who was not involved with the patient's care…

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

Issue: Based on information provided by the facility, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure of Patient 1's confidential health information, when Patient 1's laboratory information was faxed to a physician not involved with 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 it was given to Patient 2. This failure allowed the unlawful or unauthorized access to Patient 1's…

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 three patients' (Patient 1, Patient 2, and Patient 3) protected health information, when some of the patients' medical information was mailed to Alaska Physician…

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