UCLA Workers Snooped In Britney Spears' Medical Records
Charles Ornstein writes in The Los Angeles Times:
UCLA Medical Center is taking steps to fire at least 13 employees and has suspended at least six others for snooping in the confidential medical records of pop star Britney Spears, who was recently hospitalized in its psychiatric ward, a person familiar with the matter said today.More here.
An additional six physicians also face discipline for peeking at her computerized records, the person said.
Questioned about the breaches, officials acknowledged that it was not the first time UCLA had disciplined workers for looking at Spears' records. Several workers were caught snooping after Spears gave birth to her first son, Sean Preston, in September 2005 at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, officials said. Some were fired.
Hat-tip: Chronicles of Dissent
posted by Fergie @ 3/14/2008 06:20:00 PM
1 Comments:
"The newspaper said more than 13 employees, none of whom are doctors, would be fired. Twelve others, including several doctors, will be disciplined otherwise for looking at her computerized records, it reported." Why are these doctors not being fired? Because...not only are the not "paid employees" of any hospital, but...because physicians seldom if ever face sanction for bad or illegal behavior. When others lose their jobs and careers over the same offense, someone should question why doctors are above the law.
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