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 3). Patient 3'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 prevent Patient A's protected health information (PHI) from unauthorized disclosure, when portions of Patient A's medical record were inadvertently mailed to the wrong patient. This resulted in the potential for…

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 facility staff sent lab results for Patient A to the correct physician's office, via a demand facsimile (FAX). This failure resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's protected…

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 PHI (Protected Health Information) for one Patient (Patient 1) when his PHI was discovered among documents that had been sent home with Patient 2. This failed…

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 interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1). An employee gave Patient 1's Office Visit Summary to another patient. This failure resulted in an unauthorized…

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 Patient A's private health information was protected from misuse by unauthorized entities when the patient's information was faxed to an unauthorized recipient. This failure to ensure patient information was…

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 a patient's confidential information (Patient A). Patient A's confidential information was sent via…

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 the unauthorized disclosure of Patient A's private/medical information. This failure had the potential for the misuse of Patient A's private/medical information.Findings:An unannounced visit was conducted on June 3, 2014,…

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 medical information for one patient (Patient 1) when her home medications were sent home with a different patient (Patient 2). This failed practice resulted in the…

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