California Fines Kaiser Over Breach of Octuplets’ Records
On Thursday, the California Department of Public Health announced a $187,500 fine against Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower hospital after an investigation found that employees improperly accessed the medical records of octuplets born at the facility in January. Kaiser was fined $250,000 for the breach of the mother's records.
- "Kaiser Fined for Employees Checking Medical Records of Octuplets" (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 7/16).