Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
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VICTOR VALLEY GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER
9 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
April 30, 2015
Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a Health Information Department Clerk (HID) faxed Patient A's PHI to a private party.This failure resulted in…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 13, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient B's protected health information (PHI) when an Emergency Room Doctor (MD 1) gave a medical record containing Patient B's PHI to Patient A. This…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 13, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Health Information Management Release of Information Clerk (HIM ROI Clerk) faxed Patient A's medical record document to…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
April 13, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI) when a Emergency Room Director (ER Director) sent via email Patient A's medical documents to Patient B. This resulted…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
March 11, 2015
Issue: Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, when a registered nurse (RN1) gave Patient A's medication reconciliation to Patient B upon discharge. This failure resulted…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
February 24, 2015
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of protected health information (PHI) for Patient A, Patient B, Patient C and Patient D, when medical record documents containing the patients' PHI were found loose…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
July 5, 2014
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the confidential treatment of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when a registered nurse (RN1) gave copies of Patient A's lab results to Patient B on May 13, 2013.…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights
December 10, 2012
Issue: Based on observation and interview the hospital failed to ensure that one (1) patient (who requested to remain anonymous), in a universe of 51 patients, was given personal privacy by placing the patient in a recliner chair in a hallway…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: PATIENT RIGHTS: PERSONAL PRIVACY
January 24, 2011
Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of one patient's medical record (Patient A) in which a medical records clerk (Employee 1) released Patient A's protected health information (PHI) to the wrong…
Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights