VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

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 7/22/13 a utilization clinical review sheet for Patient 1 was faxed to the wrong medical group.…

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 ensure confidential treatment of Patient 1 and 3's protected health information (PHI) when:1. A school excuse note for Patient 1 was given to Patient 2.…

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 8/9/13 a home/discharge medication list for Patient 1 was given to Patient 2. 2) On 7/6/13…

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 Patient 1, 2, 4 and 6's protected health information (PHI) when:1. Patient 1's utilization review flow sheet was faxed to the…

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 ensure confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) when:1. A Case Manager faxed the Utilization Review Log containing Patient 1-27's PHI to the wrong recipient (CA00342743);2.…

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 protect confidential Patient Health Information (PHI) when Patient 1's discharge instructions were given to Patient 2 upon discharge. This failure resulted in unauthorized access of confidential…

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 protect confidential Patient Health Information (PHI) when Patient 1's discharge prescription was given to Patient 2 upon discharge. This failure resulted in unauthorized access of confidential…

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 Patient 1's Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential when the facility medical records staff mailed Patient 1's PHI to the wrong address. This failure resulted in…

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 keep Protected Health Information(PHI)confidential when Patient 1's PHI was inadvertently faxed by the Case Manager to a nonaffiliated Home Health Agency rather than the intended Insurance Company.This…

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

Issue: Based on Staff interview and administrative document review the hospital failed to ensure the confidentiality of Patient 1's Protected Health Information (PHI) when Patient 1's medication prescription was given to another patient during the discharge process at the pulmonary clinic.This…

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