Issue: Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient A's private health information (PHI), when a form containing the patient's name and surgery itinerary was inadvertently mailed to Patient B. This…

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

Issue: Based on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure that Patient A's Protected Health Information (PHI) was not disclosed to any entity not authorized to receive the information. This failed practice resulted in unauthorized access to Patient A's…

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 Protected Health Information (PHI) was not released to a person or persons not authorized to receive it when the PHI for one patient (Patient B) was printed on admission…

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 for one patient (Patient A), that his protected health information (PHI) was not disclosed to an entity not authorized to receive the information, by faxing Patient A's PHI to…

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 A's private health information (PHI), when a disk of private patient information was sent to the wrong hospital. This had the…

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 a different patient (Patient 2) was discharged from the GI (gastrointestinal) lab with his information. 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 patient's confidential information (Patient 1). Patient 1's confidential information was facsimiled 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 the unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient A's protected health information (PHI), when an arm band imprinted with Patient A's PHI was placed on the arm of a different…

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

Issue: Based on interview and facility document review, the facility failed to prevent unauthorized access and/or disclosure of Patient 1's medical information, when a laboratory (lab) result was inadvertently faxed to an unintended recipient. This failure had the potential to result…

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 Protected Health Information (PHI) for one patient (Patient 1) was protected from unauthorization disclosure when his radiology report was faxed to the wrong insurance carrier. This failure resulted in…

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