Nurse Fired After Privacy Breach Involving Hundreds Of Patients’ Files
The breach affected patients at both Glendale Adventist Medical Center and its sister hospital White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights.
Los Angeles Times:
Nurse Fired After 528 Patients' Records Breached At Glendale Adventist Medical Center
A health-care professional at Glendale Adventist Medical Center was fired Wednesday over a privacy breach involving hundreds of patient medical records. Glendale Adventist officials said in a statement on Friday that the protected health information of 528 patients was accessed without authorization by a hospital employee. The unauthorized access included 88 patient records from Glendale Adventist’s sister hospital, White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights. (Landa, 12/2)