Ukiah Valley Medical Center

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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 one patient's (Patient 1) medical information, when staff of the facility clinic inadvertently called a business, other than Patient 1's employer, to verify appointment…

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 protect one patient's protected health information (PHI) from access by an unauthorized person.Findings:In interview on 9/6/12 at 8:30 am, Staff A stated that on 7/9/12, a patient in custody (Patient…

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 to one patient's protected health information (PHI) by an unauthorized person.Findings:In interview on 9/6/12 at 9 am, Staff A stated that Patient 1 called the facility and…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that patient health information (PHI) was safeguarded from unauthorized use for three patients (Patient 1, Patient 2 and Patient 3) when two patient accounts were billed to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that confidential patient health information was safeguarded from unauthorized use for one patient (Patient 1) when an identification label for Patient 1 was found on a form…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that patient health information (PHI) was protected from unauthorized use when the wrong medical records were sent with Patient 1, when he was transferred to another hospital.…

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

Issue: Based on staff interviews and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) was accessible from unauthorized use for four patients (Patients 1, 2, 3, and 4), when a copy of an Emergency Department Patient…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that Patient Health Information was safeguarded from unauthorized use for one patient (Patient 1), when patient health information for Patient 1 was on a prescription given to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview and facility record review, the facility failed to ensure that protected patient health information (PHI), was safeguarded from unauthorized use for one patient (Patient 1), when copies of Patient 1's medical records were released to a…

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