Unattended Computer Displayed PHI on Medication Cart
Penalty
Summary
A deficiency occurred when a computer displaying protected health information was left open and unattended on top of a medication/treatment cart at nurses station 3. This was observed on the morning of 05/30/25, with the computer showing resident information and no staff member present at the cart. When a certified medication aide (CMA) arrived, they closed the computer but were unaware of the nurse assigned to the cart's whereabouts. The administrator and the registered nurse assigned to the cart both confirmed that the computer should not have been left open with resident information visible. The facility had 95 residents at the time of the incident. No specific residents were identified as being directly affected in the report, and no medical history or condition of residents was mentioned in relation to the deficiency.