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University of Iowa discovers patient privacy violations

November 23, 2008 — 10:00pm ET | By Anne Zieger
In yet another embarrassing breach of patient data by hospital staff members--including high-profile peeking at celebrity files at UCLA--officials at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have... Read more...

Report: More records compromised than previously thought at UCLA Medical Center

October 31, 2008 — 11:00pm ET | By Anne Zieger
UCLA keeps having to admit that its medical records snooping problem is worse than it previously appeared. In August, the university medical center admitted that 939 patients had had their records... Read more...

CA proposes medical record privacy rules

September 2, 2008 — 5:20am ET | By Anne Zieger
The California legislature is considering a new bill that imposes health data privacy protections above and beyond those already required by HIPAA, alarmed by a recent rash of medical record snooping... Read more...

Study: Better staff training could protect EMR privacy

April 21, 2008 — 6:59am ET
If providers do a better job of training their staff, privacy breaches will be far less common, according to a new report issued by the AHIMA. Experts quoted in the report note that the recent rash... Read more...

UCLA staff accused of viewing Britney Spears' records

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
In what is unfortunately an all-too-predictable episode, UCLA Medical Center executives have said that they're investigating 13 staff members who seem to have accessed Britney Spears' medical... Read more...

UCLA staff accused of viewing Britney Spears' records

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
In what is unfortunately an all-too-predictable episode, UCLA Medical Center executives have said that they're investigating 13 staff members who seem to have accessed Britney Spears' medical records... Read more...