Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for three patients (Patients 1, 2, and 3) when a Case Manager (CM) electronically transmitted medical records to payers (insurance companies) who…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). A laboratory employee faxed Patient 1's lab results to the wrong number. This failure resulted in an…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on staff interview and record review the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient 1's private health information (PHI) during the billing process. Patient 1's PHI, (billing information) was inadvertently mailed to another patient. This…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patients' confidential information (Patients 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 2). Patient 2's confidential information was mailed to…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 7). Patient 7's confidential information was left on…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure all patient protected health information (PHI) was kept protected, which resulted in the unauthorized access of the patient's confidential information (Patient 5). Patient 5's confidential information, for a scheduled…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1) when a laboratory employee who was faxing lab results for Patient 1, to his physician's office, faxed…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information for one Patient (Patient 1). An Admitting Department employee entered the incorrect ordering physician (Physician 2 instead of Physician 1) when registering Patient…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280

Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient, Patient 1. This failure had the potential to result in the misuse of Patient 1's private/ medical information.Findings:On…

Outcome: Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Health & Safety Code 1280