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SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
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 January 30, 2012. Also cited in 90 other reports.
Report ID: K0K811, California Department of Public Health
Reported Entity: SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Issue:
Based on interview the hospital failed to provide confidential medical treatment for one of one sampled patient (1). Findings:During an entity reported investigation on 1/30/12 at 1 p.m., the privacy officer stated Patient 1 made a complaint to the hospital stating a hospital employee was accessing his medical record without any medical necessity to do so. The privacy officer stated an internal investigation was conducted. The internal investigation findings confirmed the hospital employee had accessed Patient 1's medical record 318 times in the past year. All 318 accesses conducted by the hospital employee were unauthorized. The hospital employee further admitted to accessing Patient 1's medical record without an authorization or medical necessity to do so.
Outcome:
Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights