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This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cited by the California Department of Public Health for a violation of California’s Health and Safety Code relating to medical privacy during an inspection that began on June 29, 2012. Also cited in 21 other reports.
Report ID: 3MBU11, California Department of Public Health
Reported Entity: GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
Issue:
Based on interview the hospital failed to protect the right for confidential medical treatment for one of one sampled patient (1). Findings:Patient 1 was admitted to the hospital on 3/24/12 for septic thrombophlebitis (skin condition that results in tender, swollen extremities with or without redness). Patient 2 was admitted to the hospital on 3/24/12 for pneumonia. On 6/29/12 at 1:15 p.m. during an interview with the hospital's privacy officer, she stated Patient 1's daughter called the hospital and stated her father received someone else's prescription. After an internal investigation, the hospital identified that MD 1 had inadvertently given Patient 1 a prescription intended for Patient 2. Both Patient 1 and Patient 2 were discharged on the same day, had the same medication prescription and were MD 1's patients. The prescription handed to Patient 1 disclosed Patient 2's name and medication being prescribed.
Outcome:
Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights