VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient (Pt) 1's prescription (an order for the preparation and administration of a medicine given by a properly authorized…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's Emergency Department visit notes and CT (computerized tomography, which is an X-ray that produces stereographic images) of…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's PHI was faxed (transmitted a copy of printed matter electronically) to an incorrect fax number rather than…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. Patient 1's newborn screening paperwork was given to Patient 2's family member. (CA00411344)2. Photographs of Patients 3 and 4…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's discharge instructions were given to Patient 2's family.This failure placed Patient 1's PHI at a potential risk…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's lab report was mailed to the wrong Patient's family. This failure placed Patient 1's PHI at a…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's prescription form was given to the family of Patient 2.This failure placed Patient 1's PHI at a potential…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's Pharmacy Prescription slip was mistakenly given to Patient 2. This failure resulted in unauthorized access to…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record review, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's Discharge Summary was stapled to Patient 2's Discharge Summary and then given to Patient 2.This failure…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, facility and administrative document review, the facility failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when:1. A facility letter for the family of Patient 1 was sent to an incorrect address. (CA00399612)2. A facility form for…

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