As we reported on April 2, a California hospital breached the privacy of the infamous "OctoMom," Nadya Suleman. When the breach was discovered, Kaiser Permanente’s hospital in Bellflower, California fired 15 employees. These violations also were reported by Kaiser to the California Department of Public Health, which has announced a $187,500 administrative penalty against Kaiser. CDPH has determined that the hospital "failed to prevent unauthorized access to patients’… More
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Another Day, Another Celebrity’s Hospital Record Breached
It seems an inevitable consequence of modern celebrity: when you go to the hospital, hospital workers will look at your records (even though they have no medical reason to). The latest example of this involved the infamous mother of octuplets, Nadya Suleman. It resulted in the firing of 15 hospital workers at Kaiser Permanente’s hospital in Bellflower, California. All these violations have been reported by Kaiser to the California Department of Public Health. … More