UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO MEDICAL CENTER

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to protect the confidential information of patients when patient's referral form was handed to wrong patient.Findings:During an interview on 7/11/14 at 2:10 PM, the hospital's Privacy Officer stated a licensed nurse…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to maintain the confidentiality of protected health information when such information was faxed to the wrong recipients for sixteen patients. This had the potential for embarrassment to the patients and the…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to maintain the confidentiality of protected health information when such information for sixteen patients was faxed to incorrect and unauthorized recipients. This had the potential for misuse of each patients confidential…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to report the breach of protected health information within five business days of discovery of the breach:Findings:CA00400275 (2014-144)During an interview on 6/23/14 at approximately 11:15 AM, the hospital's Privacy Analyst (PA…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review the hospital failed to maintain the confidentiality of individually identifiable medical information for four patients when clinical assistant staff gave the After Visit Summary and Outpatient Referral Forms reports to incorrect recipients. This had…

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

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the hospital failed to maintain the confidentiality of protected health information when such information for three patients was delivered (faxed, mailed, or handed) to incorrect recipients. This had the potential for misuse of each…

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

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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 to the patients' medical information.Findings:1. For Complaint CA393188:During an interview on 5/22/14 at 8:35 AM, the Privacy Analyst stated the patient's pathology report was inadvertently mailed to…

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

Issue: Cross refer to Health &Safety Code 1280.15 (b) (1).

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