Unattended Laptop Exposes Resident Health Information
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain the confidentiality of a resident's personal health information when a laptop displaying the resident's name and scheduled medications was left open and unattended on top of a medication cart in the hallway near the nurses' station. During the observation, staff and another resident were seen passing by the area where the laptop was left exposed. An LVN confirmed that she had left the laptop open and unattended, acknowledging that she should have logged out or closed the device to protect the resident's information.