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Report finds more UCLA staff members guilty of snooping

HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 19, 2008

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California Department of Health inspectors have found 14 additional UCLA Medical Center staff members that they believe are guilty of inappropriately accessing celebrity medical records, according to a May 12 article in the Los Angeles Times.

 

The state inspectors have faulted UCLA for not maintaining patient confidentiality and for neglecting to report the breaches to regulators, according to the article.

 

Staff implicated include physicians, nurses, outside contractors, volunteers and support staff, according to the Los Angeles Times. The total number of staff involved has risen to 68.

 

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