Hospital requires agencies to comply
The risk manager at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles declined to be interviewed about the incident in which a temporary employee posted patient information on Facebook, but the parent company, Providence Health & Services, provided this statement:
Providence Health & Services, guided by core values that include respect and dedicated to compliance with state and federal privacy laws, takes patient privacy very seriously and regularly trains employees on the importance of guarding patient records.
As we reviewed this isolated incident, we worked with the staffing agency to ensure the individual is not allowed to work in the future in any Providence facility. We also reaffirmed to the agency involved in this matter that language in our standard contract with staffing agencies requires that any contract workers sent to a Providence facility recognize and adhere to all state and federal laws, particularly those protecting patient privacy.
Providence also has a social media policy that requires employees, vendors, volunteers, and others working in the hospital to follow laws and policies designed to protect patient privacy on both public and private Web sites.
The risk manager at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles declined to be interviewed about the incident in which a temporary employee posted patient information on Facebook, but the parent company, Providence Health & Services, provided this statement:You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
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