Oops…UCLA Breaches Privacy Again
Popsquire pop quiz…
What do Farrah Fawcett and Britney Spears have in common, other than perfect 10 bodies?
According to the LA Times, both have been the unfortunate victims of privacy breaches by UCLA Medical Center employees. As faithful Popsquire followers like you already know, UCLA recently fired 13 employees for divulging Britney Spears’ private medical information. It turns out, however, that UCLA previously had terminated another employee for snooping through Farrah Fawcett’s files as well.
Popsquire warns…
Although federal law (HIPAA) requires health care providers to protect patient privacy, don’t count on it! Unfortunately, doctors’ offices and hospitals are known to be the source of a lot of identity theft incidents.
[...] UCLA employees previously were disciplined and/or fired for divulging private medical information about Britney Spears and Farrah [...]