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Residents raise patient-safety and privacy concerns as Frontier Medical reports monthly activity; district schedules workshop
Summary
At the April 17 Northern Nye County Hospital District meeting in Tonopah, a local healthcare worker described widespread prescription errors and patients— protected health information being shared via personal phones; Frontier Medical Group presented monthly activity data and trustees scheduled a workshop to review local services.
Jennifer Rutland Judds, a Tonopah resident and healthcare professional, told trustees at the April 17 Northern Nye County Hospital District meeting that she and others have observed frequent prescription errors and unsafe handling of patient information at the local clinic operated by Frontier Medical Group.
Rutland Judds said, “We often receive prescriptions with incorrect information,” and added that clinic staff were “using personal cell phones to transmit patient information, PHI.” She said prescriptions sometimes list the wrong diagnosis codes and occasionally are written for…
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