VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical record, and administrative document review, the hospital failed to ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1 and 3's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's PHI was faxed to a local company instead of his health…

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 staff mailed Patient 1's Occupational Therapy discharge evaluation report to the wrong address.This failure resulted in unauthorized access to…

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 for 14 patients when:1. A facility "Transplant Donor Report" was faxed to a private individual. The report contained the PHI of…

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:1. Patient 1's face sheet was given to an ambulance company instead of Patient 2's face sheet. (CA00392272)2. Patient 3's face…

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 facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's prescription form was given to the family of Patient 2. (CA00391847)2. Patient 3's prescription…

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 facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's audiology report was faxed to the wrong insurance review company. (CA00384339)2. Patient 2's occupational…

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:1) On 12/25/13 a discharge instruction packet, including prescriptions, for Patient 1 was given to Patient 2. (CA00382125)2) On 12/12/13 a…

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

Issue: Based on staff interview, clinical, and administrative document review the hospital failed to keep Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when Patient 1's discharge information and prescription was given to Patient 2's responsible party.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 record review, and administrative document review, the facility failed to ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when an admissions demographics sheet for Patient 1 was faxed to a clinic in error. The admissions…

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 ensure confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) when:1) On 10/4/13 a utilization clinical review sheet for Patient 1 was faxed to the wrong insurance company.…

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